Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Ricciardo pissed off by Q2 exit

Within the round-up: Daniel Ricciardo in unhappy by this thirteenth place on the grid for as we speak’s Belgian Grand Prix

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Ricciardo pissed off by Q2 exit

After being eradicated in Q2, Daniel Ricciardo admits he was sad along with his place on as we speak’s grid after the promise RB confirmed in follow.

“I don’t love thirteenth,” he stated. “I do really feel like we have been higher than that. It was a name we made on the time. It didn’t seem to be a foolish one, it simply didn’t work out for us.

“Q2, we did the primary run, I believe we have been there someplace within the prime ten, after which slightly little bit of rain began to return. So we thought ‘okay, let’s set the time now in case the rain will get heavier and the observe will get slower, let’s try to do what we will’. So we have been in a position to enhance slightly bit, possibly a tenth or one thing. However then the rain stayed mild sufficient that on the finish everybody was in a position to enhance. So we have been again within the storage and that’s once we received knocked out. In order that was for positive irritating, however I don’t argue with our prepare of thought up till that second. If it rains heavier, then we seem like the nice guys. It simply didn’t work out for us.

“However I’m positively proud of the tempo we had. I felt like each time we set a consultant time, we have been a prime ten automotive. We didn’t get rewarded with it as we speak.”

Magnussen suffered suspension downside

Haas workforce principal Ayao Komatsu revealed that Kevin Magnussen was combating with a rear suspension downside as he was knocked out of F1, slower than workforce mate Nico Hulkenberg.

“Kevin’s automotive appears to be like prefer it had a bodily difficulty with the rear suspension which we will see on the info,” Komatsu defined.

“So we’re now wanting into that, however I’m positive we will put that one proper tonight”

101 observe limits strikes in 12-lap F3 dash

Trident Components 3 driver Sami Meguetounif earned an eye-watering 30 seconds of time penalties in yesterday’s Components 3 dash race after the stewards decided he had exceeded observe limits ten occasions over the 12-lap race.

Meguetounif took the chequered flag in sixth place however was demoted to twenty seventh within the ultimate classification along with his penalty.

He was one in all 11 drivers who acquired time penalties for exceeding observe limits a number of occasions in the course of the race, with a complete of 101 observe limits strikes counted over the race. Mari Boya was hit with 25 seconds of penalties for eight infringements, essentially the most prolific offender apart from Meguetounif.

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