Daniel Ricciardo felt his performance in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying had given him a “nice little tick” in his McLaren head-to-head battle with Lando Norris. But he was more concerned with showing the team he is quickly getting to grips with the MCL35M. The experienced Australian secured P6 on the grid in his first competitive action for McLaren and will start the race one place in front of team-mate Norris. It represented a turnaround from most of the previous action this weekend in Bahrain as the Englishman had looked to have the early edge over the newcomer to the team. But when it mattered more, it was the 31-year-old who came out on top among the McLaren duo to give himself a...
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