Daniel Ricciardo: “A crazy ride”

No shoey for Daniel Ricciardo this Sunday at Silverstone, but a Driver of the Day title obtained at the end of the British Grand Prix concluded in fifth position for the driver Red Bull. A performance achieved starting from the back of the grid.

Ricciardo was in fact slowed down by a mechanical problem yesterday in qualifying, blocking him from Q1. After changing the gearbox and several engine components, the Australian had the elements in hand to try to get back into the points.

Well recovered after the start, Ricciardo lost big in a passage on the grass shortly after the restart following the intervention of the safety car after the collision Kvyat – Sainz in the first round.

“I had a good restart, I overtook two cars and was going to pass a third, and I was perhaps a little optimistic on the outside on Grosjean. He didn't give me much room but I probably shouldn't have been there. I thought I had damage to the flat bottom. » comments Ricciardo after the finish.

Little disturbed by this gap, the Australian renewed his comeback, greatly enlivening the Grand Prix. “It was a crazy ride, admits the resident of the Milton Keynes team on Sky Sports. I got back into the pack and it was fun. There were fights all the time, so I really enjoyed that. »

The winner of Baku did not fail to highlight his success with the concerns of Hag at the end of the race, with the puncture on the Ferrari SF70H. « I caught up Hulkenberg, then Seb had his problem which gave me fifth place again, so “danke” Sebastian. » concludes the Red Bull driver.

Find the report and analysis of the British Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents at Silverstone, in issue 2123 of AUTOhebdo, available tomorrow evening in digital version, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.