“Tough” to stay behind Ricciardo after McLaren Baku F1 orders

The two drivers started on different strategies, with Norris on the medium tyre, and Ricciardo behind him on the hard.

Ricciardo had decent pace behind Norris in the first part of the race, and just prior to the latter’s pit stop he obeyed an instruction to wait behind when he had a chance to pass.

Later Ricciardo gained by being able to make his stop under a VSC, which allowed him to jump ahead of his team mate.

In the final stages of the race Ricciardo was chasing…