McLaren duo share thoughts on Baku team orders

McLaren drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris were both held back by team orders at different points in Baku, but Ricciardo felt they “neutralised” over the course of proceedings on Sunday.

Ricciardo was instructed to hold station behind Norris in the early stages of the race, believing he had more pace to offer on his hard tyres compared to Norris on the mediums at the time.

The Australian felt he had more pace within himself at the time and showed restraint in avoiding attacking his team-mate, and felt Norris played the team game in staying behind come the chequered flag, with Ricciardo finishing eighth on the day in an upturn compared to his recent form.

“I mean at the beginning of course I was feeling like I could attack and obviously wanted to, but had to obviously obey and control myself,” Ricciardo told Sky F1.

“But these are things also we talk about before the race so it’s not a shock or a surprise. But then yeah, I think with two or three laps to go, I was told that we were going to hold position. So I guess the let’s say the favour got returned.

Daniel Ricciardo has been told to hold position behind Lando Norris. We're seven laps in.#AzerbaijanGP #F1

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