McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl believes Daniel Ricciardo has shown significant improvement since the summer break leading up to his victory in the Italian Grand Prix. Ricciardo struggled at the majority of tracks during the opening half of  the year trying adapt to the characteristics of the McLaren car following his switch from Renault over the winter. Lando Norris had been the clear lead driver of the two but Ricciardo’s form picked up after the enforced shutdown in August and he duly won at Monza. While Seidl doesn’t see one key change that resulted in Ricciardo's improvements, he noted the mental break might have been the most important aspect.
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