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 arduous tire. Nonetheless, that early pit cease noticed Ricciardo emerge amid heavy visitors, and he confronted an uphill struggle from there to attempt to get well place on the monitor.
Ricciardo gained a couple of spots on his second pit cease, however finally completed exterior the factors, settling for a P12.
That “lengthy and irritating” afternoon left the Australian driver on the lookout for solutions after the race.
“Immediately it was a protracted and irritating race,” mentioned Ricciardo within the workforce’s post-race report. “We didn’t use the tempo we had within the clear air. We have been on the mediums at first of the race and after just a few laps we pitted for brand new hards along with the opposite vehicles 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 now we have taken ourselves out of the race so early as we couldn’t struggle vehicles that have been coming a lot faster on newer [tires].”
VCARB Crew Principal Laurent Mekies conceded that the workforce “bought it flawed” with Ricciardo on Sunday.
“Sadly, we bought it flawed with Daniel and pitted him too early in heavy visitors, which misplaced him an opportunity to struggle for factors. His tempo had been extraordinarily sturdy all weekend lengthy, and he demonstrated that once more within the ultimate stint of the race when he was lastly capable of finding some free air and struggle his method again,” defined Mekies. “We actually share his frustration, and we are going to be taught and are available again stronger subsequent week.”
Nonetheless, not all was misplaced for the workforce, as Yuki Tsunoda battled by means of the bruising he suffered in his shunt in qualifying on Saturday to complete up in P9, banking two doubtlessly vital factors for the workforce of their struggle with Haas for sixth within the Formulation 1 Constructors’ Championship.
Tsunoda praised the complete workforce for placing his RB01 in place to complete within the factors on Sunday after his large accident on Saturday.
“Initially, enormous because of the mechanics and workforce who spent the night time and this morning repairing my automotive in time for the race. It wasn’t simple after such an enormous crash and we needed to change lots of issues, however due to their arduous work we have been capable of rating the factors right this moment – enormous credit score to the entire workforce,” mentioned Tsunoda. “I’m very relieved I used to be capable of make up for it after yesterday’s crash and significantly pleased with my [tire] administration. I feel it was an enormous race for us, particularly as we have been capable of end forward of our opponents, and it’s an enormous optimistic 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.
