Prost surprised by Ricciardo: "Thought he would do better than Norris"

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16:35, 28 Nov 2021

Alain Prost is surprised about the time Daniel Ricciardo needed to find his feet at McLaren. The four-time World Champion worked with the Australian during his time at Renault and therefore speaks from experience.

Ricciardo raced for the Renault works team for two years, during which time he also worked with Formula One legend Prost. After the 2020 season, the Australian moved to McLaren, but has made a difficult start there. This is in stark contrast to the performance of Lando Norris, who is having a very strong season in 2021.

Prost surprised by Ricciardo's difficulties

After his switch from Red Bull Racing to Renault, Ricciardo also needed some time to find his feet, but Prost did not expect him to struggle so much. "I'm surprised. I thought he would be much better and faster in the McLaren compared to Lando," the 51-time Grand Prix winner admitted to the podcast In the Fast Lane.

On the reasons for the McLaren driver's initial difficulties, the four-time World Champion said the following: "It may be that there is a different atmosphere in the team, or a different way of setting up the car that suits one driver more than another. That's perfectly normal."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
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

Prost surprised by Ricciardo: "Thought he would do better than Norris"

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