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

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16:43, 12 Sep 2021

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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	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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

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