Andreas Seidl has quantified the damage to performance sustained by Daniel Ricciardo’s McLaren in the Turn 1 melee at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Although he started further back on the grid than most of the others involved in the first-corner incident, Ricciardo found himself caught up in the chaos. From 11th on the grid, the Australian made a strong getaway towards the outside of a rain-dampened track and avoided the mayhem triggered by Valtteri Bottas which resulted in his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris being forced out of the race. But there was a second shunt when Lance Stroll drove into Charles Leclerc, who in turn was pushed into Ricciardo’s MCL35M which ended up facing the wrong...
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