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Ricciardo was 'sitting pretty' before Styrian GP engine glitch

Daniel Ricciardo reckons he was on his way to a fifth or sixth place finish in Sunday's Styrian Grand Prix when a power unit glitch left him stranded outside of the top ten. The McLaren driver who had enjoyed a promising start to his race weekend on Friday had inexplicably fallen down the order in qualifying, leaving him a lowly P13 on Sunday's grid. But a barnstorming opening lap saw the Aussie overtake several rivals and move up to ninth. However, Ricciardo's hopes of dicing in the upper tier of F1's midfield was dashed after just six laps. "We were sitting pretty and then all of a sudden we lost power," Ricciardo explained. "So all of that position that we gained, I...
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