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Daniel Ricciardo: Front wing damage wrecked podium prospects

Daniel Ricciardo says his chance of a podium result at the French Grand Prix was wrecked by front wing damage sustained shortly before his sole pit stop. Ricciardo moved up to fourth on a chaotic opening lap and quickly dispatched Carlos Sainz Jr. to hold a comfortable third, a few seconds behind team-mate Max Verstappen. Ricciardo came out of the pits still poised for a podium – having passed out-of-sequence Sebastian Vettel – but was reeled in by Ferrari rival Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen comfortably overhauled Ricciardo along the Mistral Straight to grab the final podium position with six laps remaining, and the Australian rued damage to his RB14. “I’m...
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