Ricciardo disqualified for technical infraction at Marina Bay

The faces of those responsible Renault leaving the stewards' room of the Singapore Grand Prix already spoke volumes. The confirmation came at around 3 a.m. on the night of Saturday to Sunday in the city-state: Daniel Ricciardo, solid 8th in qualifying at Marina Bay, was disqualified.

Officials confirmed that the power limit of its Renault MGU-K, set at 120 kW by the technical regulations, had been exceeded. According to the report of the decision, the stewards explain that the French team tried to defend itself by explaining that the offense was minimal and brought no performance gain, an argument not admissible under Article 1.2.2 .XNUMX of the FIA ​​International Sporting Code. 

Therefore, Ricciardo will have to start at the back of the pack on Sunday. On a narrow and winding track like Singapore, where overtaking is inevitably difficult, it is a hard blow for the Perth native and his team.