Daniel Ricciardo will start the Russian Grand Prix from fifth on the grid after avoiding a starting penalty for interfering with Lance Stroll in qualifying.
The McLaren driver got in the way of Stroll on his way to Turn 2 in Q1. Both drivers drove on and the stewards decided to investigate the incident after the session. It found Ricciardo was on a slow lap and was told to move on to teammate Lando Norris, with McLaren assuming Stroll – who had just finished a lap – would back away too, but the Aston Martin driver pressed further.
Since Ricciardo “immediately” moved out of the way as soon as he saw Stroll, the stewards felt this was “an” unnecessary obstruction “” and therefore only worth a reprimand and warning.
Hamilton “relocated” by pit lane crash
After more heroics in qualifying, Russell is aiming for the podium
Sainz wants to work with Norris to bolster hope for victory
“The rear view was impaired by the wet conditions and the driver of car 3 (Ricciardo) was not aware of the approach of car 18 (Stroll) and, in the opinion of the commissioners, under no circumstances could have seen his approach until the last moment “Was the decision of the stewards. “This was compounded by the spray from Car 4 (Norris) which had just passed Car 3.
“The competitor (McLaren F1 Team) admitted that they made the wrong assumption that Car 18 was on a slow lap after doing a fast lap, but actually drove due to the improving (but wet) Track conditions fast laps in a row. It therefore did not inform the driver of the presence of car 18.
“However, the McLaren team clearly made a mistake by not closely monitoring the traffic behind Vehicle 3, so an official warning is issued to the competitor stating that a similar mistake could result in additional cash or cash equivalents in the future Competitor (and the corresponding driver) could result in another penalty for the vehicle. “
Ricciardo starts on Sunday from fifth place behind team-mate Norris on pole, Carlos Sainz, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
The post Ricciardo escapes the starting line-up penalty for being a stroll. has hindered first appeared on monter-une-startup.
