Formula 1 Racing

Ricciardo’s failed pass attempt was “shocking”

Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2022

In the round-up: Yuki Tsunoda was unimpressed with Daniel Ricciardo’s overtaking attempt which put him out of the race.

In brief

Tsunoda frustrated by race-ending collision

Ricciardo was given a 10-second time penalty for colliding with Tsunoda in today’s race. The AlphaTauri driver said his afternoon was going well until they made contact.

“Until then it was [looking] super-good,” he said. “I managed well, especially the first stint on soft tyre.

“It’s just so shocking how he overtake, like, [it was] almost impossible. He just send it in there. I don’t know if he had damage but it’s pretty shocking what I had. It’s so frustrating.”

Magnussen cleared, Latifi warned

Kevin Magnussen and Nicholas Latifi were investigated by the stewards for driving too slowly on their reconnaissance laps. No action was taken against the Haas driver, while Williams’ man received a warning.

The stewards accepted Magnussen was forced to slow by a technical problem. Latifi, who briefly followed the Haas driver before overtaking and proceeding, was given a formal warning for exceeding the maximum time allowed for the lap.

Latifi’s suspicion of damage proves correct

Latifi was unhappy with the handling of his Williams during the race and asked his team whether he had damaged. It turned out he did.

“We had some car damage from early on in the race which was confirmed by the team,” Latifi said afterwards. “At the beginning it didn’t seem too bad but as the race went on our pace seemed to deteriorate.

“We need to see what the damage specifically was but unfortunately, we had no pace today.” He finished 18th and last, two laps down.

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