Daniel Ricciardo began the Hungarian Grand Prix inside the highest ten.
Nonetheless, the veteran Formulation 1 driver didn’t end there.
Ricciardo started the race on the medium compound and pitted early, coming into the pits on Lap 8 to make the swap to the onerous tire. Nonetheless, that early pit cease noticed Ricciardo emerge amid heavy visitors, and he confronted an uphill combat from there to attempt to get better place on the monitor.
Ricciardo gained a couple of spots on his second pit cease, however in the end completed exterior the factors, settling for a P12.
That “lengthy and irritating” afternoon left the Australian driver in search of solutions after the race.
“At present it was a protracted and irritating race,” stated Ricciardo within the staff’s post-race report. “We didn’t use the tempo we had within the clear air. We have been on the mediums initially of the race and after just a few laps we pitted for brand new hards along with the opposite automobiles who began on softs, popping out in visitors. It’s much more irritating as a result of we have been fast all weekend, and I felt like we’ve taken ourselves out of the race so early as we couldn’t combat automobiles that have been coming a lot faster on newer [tires].”
VCARB Group Principal Laurent Mekies conceded that the staff “obtained it flawed” with Ricciardo on Sunday.
“Sadly, we obtained it flawed with Daniel and pitted him too early in heavy visitors, which misplaced him an opportunity to combat for factors. His tempo had been extraordinarily sturdy all weekend lengthy, and he demonstrated that once more within the remaining stint of the race when he was lastly capable of finding some free air and combat his method again,” defined Mekies. “We actually share his frustration, and we are going to study and are available again stronger subsequent week.”
Nonetheless, not all was misplaced for the staff, as Yuki Tsunoda battled by way of the bruising he suffered in his shunt in qualifying on Saturday to complete up in P9, banking two doubtlessly essential factors for the staff of their combat with Haas for sixth within the Formulation 1 Constructors’ Championship.
Tsunoda praised your complete staff for placing his RB01 in place to complete within the factors on Sunday after his large accident on Saturday.
“To begin with, big because of the mechanics and staff who spent the night time and this morning repairing my automotive in time for the race. It wasn’t simple after such a giant crash and we needed to change loads of issues, however due to their onerous work we have been capable of rating the factors right now – big credit score to the entire staff,” stated Tsunoda. “I’m very relieved I used to be capable of make up for it after yesterday’s crash and significantly proud of my [tire] administration. I feel it was a giant race for us, particularly as we have been capable of end forward of our rivals, and it’s an enormous constructive for the approaching races.”
Tsunoda’s two factors imply VCARB now has a six-point lead over Haas, because the grid heads to Belgium for subsequent weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, the final race earlier than F1’s summer season shutdown.
