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Ricciardo: No point being upset about ‘birthday sob story’

Daniel Ricciardo put a brave face on his birthday disappointment after being forced into retirement in the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix.  The Red Bull driver had run as high as second place after a Red Bull strategy gamble to pit both drivers under a Virtual Safety Car period paid off, but Ricciardo faded as he began to struggle with blistering on his rear tyres. That forced Ricciardo into an unscheduled two-stopper, but a strong spell on the Supersofts enabled him to jump back ahead of Lewis Hamilton into fourth when the Mercedes driver followed the same strategy route after encountering similar issues with tyre wear.  But the Australian’s race came to a smoky conclusion with less...
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