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Ricciardo reveals he had wing damage from the first lap onwards

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that his lack of pace compared to his teammate Max Verstappen was because of some wing damage he suffered in the first lap, which caused him to lose pace. Ricciardo and Verstappen started in P18 and P19 respectively, but the latter was the one who cut through the field like a hot knife through butter. Verstappen was up to P5 after just eight laps, while Ricciardo was just in P13 at that point. While many assumed that this was simply because the Aussie struggled a bit more to get past the traffic, he explains it's actually the damaged wing that ruined things for him. He got a new nose when he stopped, which cost him another eight seconds, causing him...
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