The Australian was absent from the first day of activity on Thursday, with his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris contesting the eight hours of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit.
McLaren expected Daniel Ricciardo to return to action on Friday, but the team announced early in the morning that Norris would have to be back in the car for the whole of day two.
The brief statement from the McLaren team read: “Daniel Ricciardo started feeling unwell yesterday morning and, although there are signs of improvement, the team will continue to assess him before he resumes duty.”
In addition, they confirmed that it is not a positive for coronavirus .
“Daniel has had several preventive tests for COVID-19 during this time, which have been negative at all times.”
This week’s Shakir test is the last chance for drivers to get up to speed with their new cars before the 2022 F1 season kicks off at the same Sakhir circuit with the Bahrain GP.
McLaren had a hopeful first test week in Barcelona, but did not get off to a good start this Thursday in the penultimate session. Norris suffered from brake problems which hampered his program by preventing him from doing long runs and also the MCL36 seemed to be very difficult to drive in windy conditions.
The British driver, in eight hours, could only do 50 laps, beating only Haas as a team, who missed the morning but only in the afternoon, with Pietro Fittipaldi at the wheel, was only three laps behind McLaren.
In addition, Friday morning did not start in the best way for the legendary Woking team, since after an installation lap and a timed lap that at that time put him at the top of the table, Norris had to return to the garage for his mechanics will work again in the area of the brakes.
