Ricciardo encouraged by “little breakthrough after Monaco”

In brief

Ricciardo happier in car since Monaco

After comments by McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown prompted speculation over Ricciardo’s future, the driver endured a difficult weekend in Monaco where he was well behind team mate Lando Norris.

However following informal conversations with the team’s top management and more work on the team’s simulator, Ricciardo has seen signs of genuine progress.

“It’s also not like I needed a kick up the arse,” he said after the Canadian Grand Prix. “I’m not silly, I know where my results are and I know what’s good and what isn’t. It’s really them just trying to, again, see if there’s anything they can do to help.

“But I felt like we did have a little breakthrough after Monica over at the factory on the sim, we tried a few things and I think even though our result today wasn’t good, I think the last couple of weekends have certainly been better and shown more promise.”

Red Bull junior Edgar returns from illness

FIA Formula 3 racer Jonny Edgar will make his return to the series this weekend. After starting the season at the Bahrain double-header he missed the last four races due to illness.

The Red Bull Junior driver was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, which causes inflammation of the digestive system. He said on social media yesterday he has “now improved sufficiently to make my return to racing” at his home round next weekend with Trident.

“As well as my family and friends, I have so many people I would like to thank for making this possible, particularly Dr Helmut Marko and everyone at Red Bull, Trident Motorsport, Dr Phil Batty, Mr Mike Davison, Dr David Nylander, Dr Ally Speight and their team at RVI Newcastle, Sam Village, Jeff Thorpe and the BRDC.”

Hamilton “disgusted” by US abortion ruling

Lewis Hamilton took to social media to condemn yesterday’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court that the country’s constitution does not provide a right to abortion, overturning a precedent which was established in 1973.

“Disgusted by the decision made by the Supreme Court in the US today,” said Hamilton. “I don’t understand why some in power pushed and continue to push to strip rights away from millions of people. This decision will impact the most vulnerable among us. Women, people of colour, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and so on.”

“The following organisations…