Lando Norris yelled at the suggestion of playing brain games withDaniel Ricardo and only tried to help his and claim to have done nothing. McLaren teammate.
Ricciardo risked leaving Renaultfor the start of the 2021 season, but things have not gone according to plan. Despite his victory at Monza last year, he was unable to find his true form and struggled to adapt to McLaren's difficult-to-drive car.
His results compared to Norris paint a dire picture: the Englishman scored his 70 points this season, impressing even when his team struggled, though , Ricciardo trailing his teammate by 51 points and even winning in qualifying.
Norris was regularly asked about the predicament of Australians and has tried to offer solace in the past, such as whenexplaining how tricky it was to drive the MCL36.And when asked if he recently played mind games with the former Red Bull star, he responded defensively. No, it's the other way around, I'm trying to help him as much as I can,' he said. “At the end of the day, trying to beat Alpine is in our interest as a team.
"If you were fighting for the World Championships, I would be happy to help you, just because that's what we need on the team." It says more than it does...that's what I want from the team right now.No, it's the opposite of mind games.Whatever it is, it calms the mind."
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Getty Images)Ricciardo is under contract at McLaren until the end of 2023. is unlikely to stay at McLaren for long.The team hopes to bring in Oscar Piastri as his replacement.. Thought to be willing to leave McLaren a year early, but wants a huge payoff for agreeing to do so.He started with a demand: around £12 million {66
At least four different teams have contacted him in recent weeks. Taking and exploring potential moves. One of them was Alpine, whohappily forgot the fact that the Australians left them two years ago,with open arms if they lost the battle to retain Piastri.
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