Daniel Ricciardo says his ongoing battle to match the strong form of his RB Formula 1 team-mate Yuki Tsunoda is 'not a McLaren situation'.
The Australian was dropped by McLaren at the end of 2022 after struggling to come to terms with the car across two difficult seasons in which he lagged behind Lando Norris. Thus far in 2024, he has been overshadowed by Tsunoda, who has twice made Q3 and finished seventh in Australia. However, Ricciardo insists that he is in a much better position at RB than he was at McLaren, and is close to having all the pieces fall into place.
'But I came into this season having a full pre-season, I had a really good winter, I trained my butt off, and I feel really good. So everything in my head and through my years of experience tells me that we should start the season firing on all cylinders. 'So yeah, that's where I'm like, 'okay, it hasn't really happened yet'. And it's been three races. 'But I know that I don't need to change anything, it'll come.
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