Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Formula 1 driver, expressed his annoyance with Lance Stroll who refused to admit his mistake.
The Honey badger “blood boil” because of the Canadian driver which cost him race and penalty at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas car failed due to which the virtual safety car remain deployed. As the race intended to restart, driver lined up and Fernando Alonso’s lockup caused chaos among driver. Unfortunately, his team mate at Aston Martin drrove into Ricciardo. The incident put the Australian out of the race with heavy damage.
Initially, Stroll blamed the driver who created concertina while locking up. However, FIA stewards handed him a 10 second penalty with two additional penalty points on his license. Currently, he carry seven points on his license.
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Ricciardo had a great chance of finishing race with points to his name for 2024 season. His hopes evaporate when the Canadian driver put him out of the race.
“Maybe in an hour, when he sees it, he might take some accountability. But if he doesn’t, I can’t help him, nor can anyone here,” Ricciardo said.
“It’s so frustrating. Obviously, racing incidents happen, but behind a safety car, that should never happen.
“What made my blood boil is I watched his onboard, to just see it from his perspective.
“And as soon as we start braking, you can see his helmet turn right and he’s looking at the apex of Turn 14, he’s not even watching me. And then when he looks back, he’s in the back of me.
“I don’t know what he’s doing, where his head is, but all he has to do is worry about me in that situation, and he clearly wasn’t. Let’s see what he says in the media, but if he comes after me, then I’ll say more…”
Ricciardo expressed more annoyance when he listened to Stroll’s radio talk blaming the Australian for the incident.
“I’d slowly started to calm down, and then I was told what Lance thinks of the incident. Apparently, I’m an idiot, and it was my fault. That made my blood boil, because it’s clear as day and it’s also behind a safety car.
“The only thing you’ve got to do is watch the car in front. We can’t predict what the leader’s gonna do. The race doesn’t start until the control line.
“I’m doing my best not to say what I want to say, but f*** that guy. And I’m being nice, too! But if that’s what he thinks…”
