Daniel Ricciardo momentarily thought he had 'escaped the mess' that was the opening lap of the Hungarian GP – only to be caught up in Lance Stroll's crash. Starting Sunday's race from 11th on the grid, and calling his qualifying 'a bit painful', Ricciardo had hoped to put in a good recovery drive to go into the summer break feeling more confident. It was not to be. The Aussie managed to avoid the initial carnage caused by Valtteri Bottas, who rear-ended Lando Norris, pushing him into Max Verstappen and also hitting Sergio Perez. But while Ricciardo had a brief moment of respite, it was brief. 'I was halfway around Turn 1 and I thought I’d escaped the mess,' he said, as quoted...
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