Team boss' telling Ricciardo admission as replacement stars

RB team principal Laurent Mekies has admitted the team’s handling of Daniel Ricciardo’s sacking was “not ideal”.But the decision was vindicated when his replacement Liam Lawson finished ninth in Monday morning’s (AEDT) US Grand Prix, which equalled the Aussie’s best result of the season.To make the feat even more impressive, Lawson did it from 19th and last on the grid. There was also only one retirement from the race.READ MORE: Uncanny twist after Demon’s United Cup warning to HewittREAD MORE: Mam’s clouded future opens door for Hunt reunionREAD MORE: Fury as ‘inappropriate’ penalty robs Norris of podiumMekies claimed Ricciardo was aware Singapore would be his last race, and that the two parties had chosen not to make a formal announcement.”It was not ideal to go through the weekend in that way,” he said.Liam Lawson finished ninth in his first race since replacing Daniel Ricciardo at RB. Getty”First of all for him, on a professional and on a personal matter, and for the whole…