Sunday: Ricciardo clinches a new podium for Red Bull
If Sebastian Vettel experienced another misadventure by having to retire due to a power unit problem, Daniel Ricciardo, on the other hand, proved the performance of the Red Bull by securing another podium in F1 in Monaco.
Daniel Ricciardo (No. 3) – 3rd
The Australian driver lost places at the start and then it wasn’t easy: The race really came alive at the end. It didn’t start very well and it was short until the first corner, so it was frustrating. Then we passed Seb because of his reliability issues, and Kimi had a puncture, and we somehow got back to where we hoped to be.
But after the safety car returned to the pits, things went better for Ricciardo who eventually finished on the podium: « After the restart, we were saving our tires until the point where we could go all the way and then, with 20 laps to go, I thought they would be fine so I attacked. It was the first time in the whole race where I felt I could really drive the car and we caught up to Lewis. It was fun but I couldn’t get him, so I have to say the race ended better than it started. »
Sebastian Vettel (No. 1) – Retirement
The German driver once again suffered a problem with his Renault power unit, forcing him to retire on the streets of the Principality: « It’s disappointing. I had a good start and then I lost turbo pressure, so I had no more power and had to retire. The team did everything they could. I felt alone in the car, so I asked for answers on what we could do, but there was nothing at that moment. We solved issues with the ERS yesterday, but others came up today with the turbo, but we’re going to move forward and soon things will be good for us. »
