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Ill Ricciardo must also relinquish MCL36 to Norris on Friday morning

11 March 2022 at 06:49
Last update 11 March 2022 at 09:19
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Daniel Ricciardo will also not be able to compete during the morning program of the second day of testing. The Australian is ill and must continue to watch from the sidelines on Friday morning.

Ricciardo out of action again

On Thursday, news already came out that Ricciardo was ill. As a result, McLaren had some start-up problems on Thursday morning, because the cockpit now had to be ready for Lando Norris. The Briton drove the whole day for McLaren, although he did not get further than 49 laps due to braking problems over the whole day.

However, he will get a second chance on Friday, as Daniel is still sick in bed. The team reports that Norris will drive the morning program and that Ricciardo's condition will be monitored throughout the day. Should he recover during the day, Daniel could be in action for the team in the afternoon. The team emphasizes that this is not a corona infection. Ricciardo has tested negative on several occasions.