Daniel Ricciardo replaced the popular Carlos Sainz at McLaren. But it looks like the team still likes the Spaniard so much that they referred to their recruit as Carlos at the Spanish GP. It was a slip of the tongue, of course, but still quite amusing to see.
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When drivers change F1 teams, they cannot take their race engineers with them to their new teams. That’s because they’re the technical property of the teams, not the drivers.
Of course, Sainz’s successor Ricciardo was assigned to his racing engineer Tom Stallard, as Sainz himself got the racing engineer of his predecessor Vettel, Riccardo Adami, at Ferrari.
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While Ricciardo was fighting for position during the race in Barcelona, his race engineer quickly pitted him. In a hurry he said: “Carlos … umm box Daniel, box.”
The Australian was about to make his second pit stop and was informed of the pit entry with only two turns on the left. So Stallard tried hard to convey the information to his driver and had the unfortunate slip up.
Tom Stallard apologized to Daniel Ricciardo for getting “hectic”.
The race itself went very well for the McLaren driver. He finished sixth; He beat his teammate Lando Norris for the first time this season. And after the race he was heard talking to his race engineer on the radio.
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Tom not only congratulated Ricciardo on a great ride, but also apologized for his earlier slip: “Yes, I’m sorry, a few of them – I got hectic. I’m not sure which names I yelled at you, but … the end result is still good. “
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In response, the good-natured Australian assured his race engineer that he would not be offended – “Yes, all is well.”
A driver’s relationship with his race engineer is paramount. Because behind the success of a driver like Lewis Hamilton there is a Peter Bonington.
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And excellent communication is important, as shown by the confusion between Verstappen and his engineer that cost him a few seconds in the race.
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