Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kubva pa2016 Austrian Grand Prix, timu yakatsiva Ferrari seyakanakisa yevamwe kumashure kweMercedes, kazhinji ichinetsa Mercedes kukunda mujaho uye yakapedza padanho pamakwikwi ese kunze kweItari ne Abu Dhabi
. Izvi zvakakonzerwa nekuuya kwaVerstappen kuchikwata kuSpain izvo zvakakonzera kuti Ricciardo asundwe zvakanyanya naVerstappen kupfuura zvaaive naKvyat, Ricciardo achitaura kuti akadzidza kubva kuVerstappen's yekutyaira matekiniki kuitira kuti avandudze semutyairi. Muna 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix, chikwata chakawana yavo yekutanga 1-2 muV6 hybrid nguva, kekutanga kuti zvaitika kubvira 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix, yekupedzisira nhangemutange yeV8 nguva. Izvi zvakauya mushure mekunge vatyairi veMercedes vakasangana nematambudziko mumakwikwi ese: Nico Rosberg akatendeuka pakutanga kwemujaho, nepo Hamilton akatambura kuputika kunoshamisa kweinjini yake yeMercedes achitungamira zvakanaka. Nokudaro, Ricciardo akakwanisa kuwana kukunda kwake kwekutanga mumakwikwi mumakore anopfuura maviri, nepo Verstappen akauya wechipiri.