A heartbroken Daniel Ricciardo has claimed there is ‘no excuse’ for the incident that noticed him retire from the Chinese Grand Prix.
The back again of Ricciardo’s RB car was struck by Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll for the duration of the to start with basic safety vehicle stint, resulting in major hurt to the Australian’s rear wing.
Ricciardo, 34, was on keep track of to contend for a factors finish, but as a substitute had to retire as a result of the collision.
Stroll blamed Ricciardo for ‘brake checking’ him in the rapid aftermath of the incident, but the Australian is adamant that he was not at fault for what occurred in Shanghai.
Talking to reporters right after the race, Ricciardo strike out at his Canadian rival.
Daniel Ricciardo has hit out at Formulation One rival Lance Stroll
Ricciardo’s Chinese Grand Prix was ruined when Stroll went into the back again of him
‘It’s a restart you know we never know what the leader is likely to do, so you have to be as vigilant as at any time and be prepared for any scenario,’ he reported.
‘I could see it was bunching up into the hairpin so definitely all people is backing up, but then how difficult he has strike me and in essence put 50 % his auto below mine, it was not compact like a judgement error, he was miles off.
‘For that for me there’s certainly no justification. I think for me what is annoying is I viewed his onboard and he’s not even seeking at me.
‘You can see his helmet and he’s on the lookout at the apex of the corner so I do not know why he’s not looking at the car or truck in front … except his eyes are carrying out anything funny.
‘But it appeared like he wasn’t hunting at me and I think it shows with how really hard he strike me that he was obviously focused on some thing else.’
Following studying that Stroll experienced in reality blamed Ricciardo for the incident, the Australian vented his fury.
The Australian stated there was ‘no excuse’ for the collision in Shanghai
“I’d bit by bit begun to calm down and then I was explained to what Lance thinks of the incident,” Ricciardo claimed.
“And evidently I’m an idiot. And it was my fault.
“So, that created my blood boil. Due to the fact it’s clear as day – and it’s also powering a basic safety auto.
“The only issue you’ve acquired to do is check out the vehicle in entrance, we can’t predict what the chief is heading to do. We just cannot assume that we’re heading to go in Flip 14. The race does not commence till the command line.
“I’m performing my ideal not to say what I want to say. But f*** that man – and I’m becoming good nonetheless.
“But if that’s what he thinks, I’m like… yeah.”