Caught up in a restart clash with Pierre Gasly, McLaren have confirmed Daniel Ricciardo's MCL35M suffered floor damage costing him a 'considerable amount of downforce'. Starting sixth on the grid in his first race as a McLaren driver, Ricciardo fell to seventh in Sunday night's Bahrain Grand Prix. The Aussie took the chequered flag 19 seconds after his team-mate Lando Norris, not the result he had hoped for. McLaren have now revealed his race pace was undone when he clashed with Gasly at the restart after an early Safety Car. The AlphaTauri driver hit Ricciardo as they battled for position, damaging both his own AT02 and Ricciardo's MCL35M's floor. 'Post-race, we found damage to Daniel's...
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