Ricciardo explains impact of homesickness on early F1 2021 struggles

Ricciardo endured a difficult first half to the 2021 season after joining McLaren as Lando Norris scored more than twice as many points than his more seasoned team-mate before the summer break.

Ricciardo has since labelled his first half of the year as being “nearly laughable” before he bounced back with a dominant victory in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, McLaren’s first since 2012. 

One of the challenges Ricciardo faced was not being able to see his family and…