Ricciardo “relieved” to finish McLaren F1 stint with clean race

Having taken a grid penalty for his incident with Kevin Magnussen in Brazil, the Australian moved up from 13th on the grid to ninth at the flag, successfully holding off Sebastian Vettel.

Ricciardo, who has long intended to sit out 2023 and look for a race seat for the following year, was announced on Wednesday as third driver for Red Bull Racing.

The Australian said he tried to stay focused and not get emotional during his last race with McLaren.

“I’m happy, I’m…