Daniel Ricciardo is hoping to bounce back from a disappointing weekend in Monaco at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend.
The Australian's struggles since moving to McLaren continued in the Principality as he finished outside the top 10, while watching teammate Lando Norris secure a second podium of the season.
Ricciardo now sits eighth in the drivers' championship, 32 points adrift of the third-placed Norris.
The 31-year-old will not have fond memories of his last outing in Baku, where he reversed into a helpless Daniil Kvyat and retired back in 2019, but is clearly focused on getting his debut season with McLaren back on track.
"Monaco wasn't my weekend but I'm looking to bounce back," Ricciardo said. "It's been important to take time to reset and refocus before heading to Baku.
"The team and I have been working hard in the sim to understand, analyse and pinpoint the key areas we need to improve. We know the car has good potential, we just need to put all pieces together to unlock it. There's still that element of adapting to a new car which I'm sure will come with the more time and mileage behind the wheel. I'm going to keep working at it, build on the progress we made in Portugal and Spain and try to feel as one with the car.
"Baku is a really cool street circuit and one of those races where potentially anything could happen. The track is known for having one of the longest straights on the calendar with three cars being able to run side-by-side as you head into Turn 1. Hopefully, we can get the car into the right window from the off on Friday and have a solid weekend."
Free practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix gets underway at 12:30pm local time on Friday.
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