McLaren CEO Zak Brown argued that Daniel Ricciardo needed time to adapt at Renault too after an underwhelming first McLaren campaign. Ricciardo was brought in by the Woking outfit to provide the race-winning experience which they felt was vital, if they were to return to contending for victories and titles. Now alongside Ricciardo, many believed that Lando Norris, who spent his first two seasons in Formula 1 partnering Carlos Sainz, would potentially struggle to contend with the Aussie. As it turned out, the opposite happened, with Norris comfortably bossing the inter-team battle through the first half of 2021. Ricciardo did become more competitive in the second half of the season, but...
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