HEARTENING: Daniel Ricciardo Finds Joy in Lando Norris’ Podium Celebrations for Mclaren F1

Despite enduring a tough time prior to the Austrian Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo made a strong recovery to take P7 in yesterday’s race. While the Australian scored decent points for McLaren, his teammate Lando Norris drew the biggest cheers from the team at the finish line.

The Briton made it to the podium for the third time this season, continuing his impressive run of points. With the weekend done and dusted, Ricciardo put out a tweet of the team after the race.

Daniel Ricciardo displays McLaren team spirit on Twitter

The Honey Badger looked set to endure another difficult weekend after qualifying P13 for the Austrian Grand Prix. In addition, the bar set by his teammate Norris seemed too high for the Australian to reach on Sunday.

However, Ricciardo put on an overtaking show in yesterday’s 71-lap race to storm his way to P7. In fact, he missed out on taking P6 from Sergio Perez by a mere margin of two seconds. While his result was music to McLaren‘s ears, Norris’ impressive podium finish sent the garage into a frenzy of celebration.

Three days after his team celebrated his 32nd birthday in the paddock, the Australian retweeted the team’s celebrations with the caption, “Love seeing this.”

With McLaren garnering 21 points from the weekend, they strengthened their grip on third place in the constructor’s championship.

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Can Ricciardo claim a podium with McLaren this season?

At the Austrian Grand Prix, McLaren’s pace clearly indicated their credentials to take more podiums this season. However, Norris is the lone driver bringing consistent points for the Woking outfit. Since joining McLaren, Ricciardo has been outshined by Norris in every race, with the Briton remaining the only driver to score points in every race this year.

However, there are 14 races left to go this season, with the next one in Silverstone. Ricciardo made his debut at this track in 2011, and will hope to make another memory in two weeks’ time. In addition, the Australian has taken a podium in five of the remaining 14 race tracks.

The Honey Badger will hope to bank on his experience and McLaren’s pace to find his rhythm again, and help McLaren clinch third in the constructor’s championship for a second successive season.

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