Ricciardo’s Monza return will be “weird” amid McLaren F1 struggles

Ricciardo took his only win in two years with McLaren at last year’s Italian Grand Prix, leading team-mate Lando Norris home in a 1-2 for McLaren’s first F1 victory in nine years.

But Ricciardo’s Monza success proved a rare highlight in his troublesome McLaren stint, leading to the Woking team’s decision to end his contract a year early and move to sign reigning F2 champion Oscar Piastri for 2023 instead.

Ricciardo heads to the scene of his last win…