McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo still too unwell to drive in Bahrain F1 test
The Australian was ruled out of the opening day due t♊o feeling unwell, forcing McLaren to switch around its programme as Norris deputised in the MCL36.
Ricciardo had been scheduled to return on Friday morning but McLar😼en confirmed that Norris will continue to drive.
McLaren said Ricciardo had “shown signs of imp෴rovement” but requires further assessment before he can take part in Bahrain.
Ricciardo has shown “signs of improvement” according to McLaren, who also confirmed that “several” precautionary COVID-19 tests had come back negative.𝕴
It marks a setback to Ricciardo’s pre-season after he enjoyed a strong opening ♔test in Barcelona.
McLaren endured a difficult opening day in Bahrain after being hampered by a brake issue that Norris admitted will not prove easy to fi🔜x.
𓆉“The exact problems I'm not too sure, but just temperatures and stuff,” he explained. “It didn't allow us to d♛o long runs.
“Things we are trying to fix the next few days, it's not going🃏 to be an easy fix, so we'll see what we can do.”
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