“At this point it is Ricciardo VS McLaren” – F1 fans were furious by McLaren’s utter disregard for Daniel Ricciardo during the F1 sprint race

Janmeyjay Shukla | 09/07/2022
"At this point it is Ricciardo VS McLaren" - F1 fans were furious by McLaren's utter disregard for Daniel Ricciardo during the F1 sprint race

F1 twitter was shocked as McLaren completely ignored Daniel Ricciardo to keep Lando Norris ahead of him at the Austrian Sprint race.

McLaren is having a poor 2022 season altogether thanks to its underperforming MCL36 car. They currently stand fourth in the world championship.

While Daniel Ricciardo has struggled throughout the season, Lando Norris is getting consistent points and extracting results from the car.

Going into the Austrian Grand Prix, the team could not meet the expectations once again. They were behind the Haas and Alpine as Norris could finish 10th to qualify for the sprint race while Ricciardo was 17th.

The sprint race in return turned out to be a blessing for the team. The Australian driver put up an amazing performance as he will start the race from P11 tomorrow.

However, F1 fans on Twitter were shocked and left fuming after McLaren did not allow Ricciardo who was faster overtake his teammate.

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F1 Twitter reacts to Daniel Ricciardo left on read by McLaren

Daniel Ricciardo was clearly faster than his teammate and challenged him in the middle of the race for the positions. The McLaren strategists instructed the honey badger to hold positions instead of overtaking.

Moreover, the team did not give any orders to both the drivers despite the Australian leaving hanging behind a slow Lando Norris’ car.

F1 Twitter clearly did not enjoy McLaren making absolutely any effort regarding Ricciardo’s concern. Here are the best F1 reactions to this:

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Janmeyjay Shukla

Janmeyjay Shukla is an artist who contributes his expressions through words as an F1 writer and editor at The SportsRush. He is an F1 historian who has been watching the sport since he was a baby. Passed on from generation to generation, he has seen the prime of Michael Schumacher to the rise of Max Verstappen. A Mercedes fan from the days of the Brawn GP era, the sport runs in his blood. Besides Formula One, Janmeyjay is a Marketing Head and a musician who loves to sing and play Rock & Pop songs on guitar. His love for sports will never die as he is a loyal Liverpool Football Club fan as well!

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