Daniel Ricciardo secured a P5 finish at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The McLaren driver started the race from P6 and gained a position in the race after Max Verstappen’s opening lap crash. But few know that the Aussie driver was down with hay fever in the race.

Ricciardo did not mention his ill health to anyone during the weekend to focus on the race. He stated he was feeling ill on Lap 12 and trying to keep a charging Carlos Sainz behind.

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I remember Lap 12, I said to myself ‘ only 40 laps to go’: Daniel Ricciardo

In the McLaren unboxed video shared by the Woking-based outfit, we can see Ricciardo explaining the extent of his discomfort in the race.

“Mate, this is hay fever, though,” said Ricciardo.

” Honestly, 12 laps in I looked at my dash and it said Lap 12, and I was like… Just from the congestion. It just zapped me. Legit lap 12, I remember and I was like ‘only 40 to go’,” said Ricciardo jokingly.

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I’m very happy with the progress Daniel made: Andreas Seidl

As reported by F1.com, McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl mentioned he was happy with the P5 from Daniel Ricciardo. Seidl stated that the Australian driver was closer to Lando Norris all weekend and delivered a strong result for the team.

“Very strong drive all weekend from Lando and I’m very happy with the progress Daniel made, a really good step forward in qualifying on Friday and then managed to pull off some good races which is great to see. Looking forward now to Hungary,” said Seidl.

“As Daniel said also after the race, there are still things obviously to improve to match Lando, but the important thing is he’s making steps, feeling more comfortable in the car in both quali and the race and it was a big step forward compared to previous races which was good,” said Seidl.

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