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2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Qualifying We should have two strong race cars which will allow us, again, to fight for good positions
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2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Qualifying We should have two strong race cars which will allow us, again, to fight for good positions
Baku City Circuit, Saturday 5 June
Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, and Team Principal Andreas Seidl after Qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
LANDO NORRIS, #4
6th
“Chaotic quali, as I’m sure it was for everyone. Finishing P6 on track was ok on a used set of tyres. In the end, we definitely had the potential to do more. I was already up on my final lap on the new tyre before the red flag came out.
2018 Monaco winner Daniel Ricciardo endured a difficult race weekend in the Principality, finishing a lap down on his third-placed McLaren team mate Lando Norris in P12. But Ricciardo is also a former winner in Baku – and the Australian is predicting improved fortunes in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after gaining a “much better understanding” of his McLaren MCL35M in the intervening weeks.
Several theories have emerged as to why Ricciardo – who’s scored 24 points to team mate Norris’ 56 so far this year – has struggled to get on terms with the McLaren, with Team Principal Andreas Seidl suggesting it was down to a “not natural” driving style mismatch, while Ricciardo himself hinted in Monaco that a chassis issue may have been the cause.