The Monaco Grand Prix confirmed the moment of completely different form that the two drivers of the McLarenonce again protagonists of performances that have few points in common: while Lando Norris closed with an excellent 6th place despite the physical difficulties due to tonsillitis, Daniel Ricciardo did not go beyond a disappointment 13th place.
Waiting for the next event on another street circuit like that of Baku, Azerbaijan, Norris he hopes to be able to definitively solve his health problems, which have not prevented him from completing a performance of applause in the Principality: “It was a positive day for me – explained the Briton from the Woking team – we lost to Mercedes in the first pit stop, which was a low blow, but sometimes we win, and sometimes we lose, and in this case today we have only lost. I think the team did a great job, I had a competitive car and it was a fun race; it is impossible to describe what it means to drive an F1 in Monaco in the rain: it is very difficult. We have many things to review as a team to try to improve next time, but we still got some important points and it was nice to get the fastest lap towards the end, so I’m happy with the weekend. I can’t wait for the next race in Baku ”.
Instead, it remains a ‘mysterious object’ Daniel Ricciardoagain the author of a weekend decidedly under the lines and not very convincing, demonstrating a period of crisis that does not seem to be attenuating, albeit on an extremely complex track for overtaking: “We knew it was going to be tough today. Obviously, being Monaco, the results are based a lot on qualifying, so Saturday was really decisive for the weekend. – admitted the Australian – when we saw the rain it was a surprise, for the speed and intensity with which it arrived. We thought maybe there was some opportunity, but obviously everyone ended up adopting similar strategies. In any case, in the end we weren’t fast enough in this weekend. There isn’t much more to say. It was nice to have the whole audience back. The atmosphere was fun. I would have liked to do a little more show ”.
McLaren has stretched in the Constructors’ standings on Alfa Romeo ‘only’ ninth with Valtteri Bottas in Monaco. Now the team from Woking has a 17 point advantage over the team from Hinwil. In the Drivers’ standings, on the other hand, Lando Norris is still seventh, but has approached the sixth place occupied by Lewis Hamilton who is now just two points away.
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