News Details
Daniel Ricciardo happy with third after favouring race pace over qualifying
Daniel Ricciardo will start Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix from third on the grid, a position he says he's happy with given his decision to favour race pace over outright qualifying position. The Australian qualified fourth but is promoted to third after Valtteri Bottas serves his gearbox penalty of five places, and will therefore start behind Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, but ahead of team-mate Max Verstappen. When asked if he got the maximum on Saturday, Ricciardo replied: 'I believe so, I crossed the line and wasn’t shaking my head, I felt like the lap was all I could really get out of it, again it was close with Max, pushing each other in a good way....
Full Story »
Full Story »
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Ricciardo hopes to avoid gearbox penalty
ed Bull's Daniel Ricciardo is optimistic that he can avoid a five-place...
8y ago from GPUpdate.net
Ricciardo left chasing after cautious start
Daniel Ricciardo took a cautious approach to the start of his Malaysian...
8y ago from F1i.com
Bottas gets five place grid penalty at Suzuka
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas is to take a five-place grid drop at the...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Bottas set for five-place Suzuka grid penalty
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas is set for a five-place grid penalty in...
8y ago from Motorsport.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Honda chooses Luca Marini's crew chief for Fabio...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
Moto3 title leader Maximo Quiles secures Aspar Moto2...
Incumbent Moto3 championship leader Maximo Quiles will be promoted to the...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pedro Acosta gives himself 7/10 rating after first...
No description available...
23h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez's relentless comeback: 'Nobody knows the...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
World Cup lead-in set to bring massive attention to...
This weekend’s Music City Grand Prix from Nashville Superspeedway could...
8h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
How to watch IndyCar 2026 at Nashville: Weekend...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
FIFA World Cup Final drama and shifting start times...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Pato O’Ward labels Scott Dixon ‘perfect person to...
Pato O’Ward is looking forward to being able to learn new tips and...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC Estonia: Sami Pajari storms into rally lead with...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Peerless Pajari takes seven from seven to lead WRC...
Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen won all seven stages on the opening day of...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
WRC Estonia: Sami Pajari leads after Friday afternoon...
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
Why return to WRC happy hunting ground is important...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
“I’m very sad” - Club Brugge coach makes...
Club Brugge manager Ivan Leko has made his feelings clear regarding star...
46m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal could launch move to sign La Liga defender as...
Arsenal could reportedly make a move for Real Sociedad centre-back Jon...
36m ago from SportsKeeda.com
'Here we go' for Arsenal to sign Tottenham defender,...
Arsenal have reportedly agreed a deal to sign promising young centre-back...
26m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Spain’s Mikel Merino: ‘The focus is on being a...
Arsenal midfielder talks about how Luis de la Fuente has created a team...
36m ago from TheGuardian.com
Comments
Hottest News
Red Bull, Aston Martin and McLaren handed FIA penalties at...
Three F1 teams will be impacted by a major grid... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Lewis Hamilton calls for Ferrari to 'crack the whip' at...
Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton finally... Read More »
46m ago from GPFans.com
Ferrari experiment backfires but remain major Belgian GP...
RacingNews365's technical analyst Paolo Filsetti... Read More »
46m ago from RacingNews365.com
