F1 Portuguese GP: Ricciardo feels 'pretty dark' after "grim" Q1 elimination

Daniel Ricciardo has no explanation for his surprise early exit in Formula 1 qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) McLaren MCL35M.
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) McLaren MCL35M.
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Ricciardo could only manage 16th in Q1 at Porti꧟mao, over a second shy of McLaren teammate Lando Norris in the first part of qualifying.

168🦂澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:The Australian felt he had made progress with adapting his driving style to the McLaren MC35M after Friday practice, as he out✨paced Norris by 0.3s in FP2.

Ricciardo ultimately missed out on a spo𓆏t in♈ Q2 by just 0.091s.

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Reflecting on his Q1 exit, Ricciardo said: “I don’t re꧋ally know at the moment. It happens so quickly. I gues𝓀s Q1, you get a few laps… certainly the laps were tricky, especially going towards the last sector, it was really hard to hang on.

“Why we struggled or why it was difficult to put a lap together, it’s not so clear at the moment. There’s a few things for sure - there were some tenths left on the table, it was tricky. 16th was grim. Certainl𒊎y, not a result I feel good about at all.”

Despite his disappointing qualifying result in Portugal, Ricciardo says he feels more comfortable in the car than🦩 at Imola last time out.

“I think it’s certainly still trying to get out a little bit of an old style, I am still quite conscious about how I approach every corner,” Ricciardo added. “I feel like yesterday I had made a good step towards that. I certainly felt comfortable yesterday, certainly more comfortable than a couple 🐈of weeks ago👍.

“To be stan﷽ding here now, it’s pretty dark.🔯 I will sleep it off.”

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