Daniel Ricciardo has denied that his poor performance in Bahrain was caused by his covid infection. The Australian not only had to sit out the final pre-season test at the same Sakhir circuit due to his positive covid test, he was actually confined to bed for several days with the virus. “I can’t say it was an easy race for me, but I could still fight. “We simply weren’t competitive enough – you can see it in Lando’s performance. “Even if I’d tested before the race, I don’t think it would have given me half a second. Hopefully on the other tracks the car will look better,” Ricciardo added.

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