Daniel Ricciardo’s verdict on first-lap DNF with Alex Albon at F1 Japanese GP
“To ♏be honest, at that point, I didn’t see Alex Albon," admits Daniel Ricciardo at Suzuka
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo admitted that he did not see 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Albon before their crash at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.
RB d🎐river Ricciardo and Wi𒅌lliams’ Albon both saw their races cut abruptly short on the first lap at Suzuka.
Albonඣ’s atౠtempt to overtake Ricciardo resulted in a collision which brought out the red flag and the Safety Car.
“Firstly, I f꧟elt it was very much under a racing incident scenario,” Ricciardo reacted to Sky.
“Simply, we - Yuki and myself - strug🐻gledꩵ on the medium. I could see that he got away poorly.
“I got a bit of a jump, then went poorly.
“All the cars around us ate us up.
“In Turn 2, I felt that it started to settle. Getting traction out of Turn💮 2, I struggled a lot.
“I could s𝓰ee an Aston. I saw Stroll on the outs🦄ide. I was trying to hold him off.
“I saw Alex’s onboard and he got so much better d𒁃rive out of Turn 2. He then got onto my right side.
“To be honest, at that point, I didn’t see Alex.
“Everyone got bottled up at Turn 3.
“Not the way you want Sunday to go.
“In hindsight, we should have put on a soft. But coming into the race, we thoug🐠ht [mediums] were the best thing.
“That’s what happened.”
The unf𓆉ortunate collision represented the latest downbeat moment in a very difficult season so far for Ricciardo.
He entered 2024 buoyantly hopin🔥g to earn next year’s Red Bull seat but, aft🍌er four rounds, might even be battling to retain his current drive.
His best result of a drab campaign was 12th in Australia, his home race, which he entered under a cloud of scrutiny ab🐓out hi♕s future in the sport.
Ricciardo (and Albon) are among ꦰseven drivers without a point after the fourth round of the 2024 F1 season.
James was a sport🌞s journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything💙 from American sports, to football, to F1.
