Formula 1

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Only reason he finished 4th is because it was all in the wet and 'poor cars/performers' get a more level playing field.

In the broadcast the F1 experts said the exact opposite, the best cars with the best aero packages rise to the top, but they did concede drivers from the UK and Japan generally do well in the wet because they are so use to racing in the rain and even snow.

The McLaren is considered to have a relatively low drag aero package, it's one of the fastest in a straight line.

Ricciardo is called in the paddock "The Last of the Late Brakers!"