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Red Bull explains Ricciardo pitstop blunder

Horner (right) with team manager Jonathan Wheatley Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has detailed the series of events behind the disastrous pitstop that cost Daniel Ricciardo victory in Monaco. Ricciardo’s second pitstop was delayed by more than 10 seconds as his crew scrambled for a set of Super Soft tyres to fit to his car. According to Horner, the team’s engineers had intended to put Ricciardo on the Soft compound, but changed their mind once it became evident that rival Lewis Hamilton had opted for the Ultra Soft. 'We saw Hamilton a lap earlier go on to the Ultra Soft tyres, which we felt were quite marginal to go to the end of the race,” he explained. “So we...
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