Daniel Ricciardo talks with Lando Norris about “everything”
Daniel Ricciardo isn’t trying to hide anything from teammate Lando Norris as the two need to work together to figure out McLaren’s new MCL36.
Entering their second season as teammates at McLaren, Andreas Seidl has made it clear that neither Ricciardo nor Norris will have number one status.
Instead, he wants cohesion as they push McLaren forward, especially as 2022 is the start of a new era in Formula 1.
The sport is starting from scratch this season with its brand new cars.
They took to the track last Wednesday for the start of a three-day group shakedown at the Circuit de Catalunya where McLaren were one of the teams to impress.
The Woking team carried out their programs seemingly without a hitch, McLaren said to be one of the teams that has already solved the porpoising problem created by this year’s cars and their heavily modified floor pans.
Ricciardo, who was the second-busiest driver on track with 212 laps, Norris covering 155, says he gave McLaren as much detailed feedback as possible.
Data that he also shares with his British teammate.
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“I give as many comments as possible. At this point in the year you really give it your all because you have time on your side,” he told formulapassion.it.
“I think on a race weekend you always try to get to the point in a short time, now I say everything, also because I don’t think there can be too many information.
“I try to give them everything and then I talk to Lando.
“I think it’s an important time of year to work with your teammate, and really try to get on the same page, and then push the team in the right direction.”
McLaren had one of the best early pre-season outings, with the team covering 367 laps and setting the fourth-fastest time with Norris at 1:19.568, four-tenths less than Lewis Hamilton’s time.
“[It was] a good day from many angles,” said Ricciardo. “I think the reliability was excellent.
“It’s in the team and everyone who worked hard to put this car together, a big thank you to them.
“They’re pretty awesome at building a brand new car, getting it on track and running it so well, so many thanks again to them.”
Ricciardo and Norris will return to the track on March 10 for the final pre-season outing, a three-day test at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain.