Daniel Ricciardo is feeling “happier” after a team order backflip showed he brilliantly outperformed his teammate for the first time this year.
, Ricciardo expertly wove his way through the midfield at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, bettering teammate Lando Norris for the first time this season.
Before Sunday night’s race, Ricciardo had finished 9th, 7th and 6th — while Norris had finished 3rd, 4th and 5th in races this year.adjusting to his new McLaren — but Sunday’s result shows he is learning quickly. Ricciardo started at seventh on the grid but finished the opening lap in fifth spot after overtaking Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and former teammate Esteban Ocon in a dream start.
He then passed Williams driver George Russell to slide up into seventh, moving up another spot when Perez pitted. The Mexican finally managed to overtake Ricciardo after a brave move on Turn One of the 46th lap, and the Aussie slipped back down into sixth spot before pitting a second time.
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