Ricciardo jokes after Italian GP victory: "I have just been sandbagging"

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16:43, 12 Sep 2021

Daniel Ricciardo has won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon. The Australian saw Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen crash and was then not really put under any more pressure either. Ricciardo is extremely happy and does not believe he has taken his first win for McLaren at Monza.

"Can I swear? I want to," Ricciardo comes running in with a big grin on his face.

Ricciardo takes victory

The Perth-based driver continues on a more serious note. "Even if we got the start it was never a guarantee to lead the race. We didn't have mega speed but just enough to hold Max behind. There was something in me on Friday."

Ricciardo has not yet been on the podium in 2021, but that is for a reason. "I have just been a sandbagging," he jokes. "The August break was good just to reset. I have felt better the last three weekends. To get a 1-2 is insane."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Ricciardo jokes after Italian GP victory: "I have just been sandbagging"

Ricciardo takes victory

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