
Red Bull’s driver was knocked out in Q1, not even reaching Q3 after the team looked certain of at least a top 10 quali, given Friday ‘s pace.
Ricciardo therefore seemed frustrated. He agreed that the team quite often did not change the car much, but the pace was much slower when using the softer tires. The soft compound regretfully marked his premature exit due to their innability to match the competiton.
The existence of rumours of the team replacing him further compounded with Ricciardo’s disappointment. He said he wants to make a statement with the performance but being eliminated in Q1 was a big blow to him.
During practice in a moment of anger, Ricciardo suggested that Red Bull needs to bring Nelson Piquet Jr, a Brazilian F1 driver to intentionally crash out so that a safety car can come out a reference to the events of Singapore Grand Prix in 2008. Even though it was made in jest, it revealed just how frustrated he was and how he felt extreme measures were necessary in order to save the weekend.
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