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Ricciardo hit by grid drop for Australian GP

Daniel Ricciardo will serve a three grid place penalty for his home race after failing to slow sufficiently during the red flag period midway through FP2 at the Australian Grand Prix. Ricciardo, who had to start from the pit lane last year due to a technical issue with his Red Bull, will lose three spots from his final qualifying position after being judged to have not stayed above the minimum sector times set by the FIA under red flag conditions. A red flag was triggered midway through FP2 when a timing wire came loose on the finish line which also wrecked Ricciardo’s qualifying simulation lap. The Red Bull driver was forced to abort his qualifying run but failed to slow sufficiently...
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