<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngemuva kweminyaka emibili e-Renault F1 Team, uRicciardo wajoyina iMcLaren ngo-2021 Formula One World Championship esikhundleni sikaCarlos Sainz Jr. osayine isivumelwano seminyaka eminingi neFerrari. Umlingani wakhe weqembu ngo-2021 nguLando Norris, owagcinwa yithimba. Mayelana nenkontileka yakhe entsha, uRicciardo uvumile ukuthi ngaphambi kokusayina iMcLaren ube nezingxoxo noFerrari mayelana nokuthatha isihlalo sikaSebastian Vettel kodwa esikhundleni salokho uFerrari usayine uSainz. Ngemuva kwalokho wabeka indawo yesi-7 emdlalweni wokuvula isizini ka-2021 eBahrain, eseqeqeshwe endaweni yesithupha. Emjahweni olandelayo,  <response>: I-2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, waqeda endaweni yesithupha, esephinde wafaneleka endaweni efanayo. Emjahweni wesithathu walesi sizini ePortugal, uRicciardo wabhekana nokuphuma okushaqisayo ekuqeqesheni, wakhipha i-Q1 futhi waqala umjaho kusuka endaweni ye-16. Ngesikhathi somjaho wasebenza ensimini futhi wagcina endaweni yesishiyagalolunye, esiza uMcLaren ukugcina indawo yesithathu kumqhudelwano wabakhi. Emqhudelwaneni weSpanish Grand Prix, uRicciardo wafaneleka endaweni yesikhombisa, kodwa wakwazi ukukhuphukela endaweni yesihlanu emzuliswaneni wokuqala. Uvikele indawo yesihlanu kumshayeli weRed Bull uSergio Pérez kuze kufike ku-lap 45, lapho uPérez akwazi khona ukudlula ejika 1. Wagcina eyisithupha, okuyisikhathi sokuqala kule sizini aqeda ngaphambi kukaNorris. 