The reasons behind Ricciardo’s McLaren Formula 1 struggles

While his sensational Monza victory, McLaren’s first for nearly nine years, was a reminder of his undeniable talent, it will stand as an outlier result from his time at Woking, bar any shock heroics in the second half of the season.

Few thought things would end like this. Ricciardo’s arrival for 2021 was seen as a coup for McLaren, snaring the Australian away from Enstone – an act it is now set to repeat with Oscar Piastri. Ricciardo’s struggles through last season…