Despite conflicting media reports, Daniel Ricciardo believes he will not incur a grid penalty this weekend. In the aftermath of the Monaco Grand Prix, which he won despite an MGU-K failure just 18 laps into the 78 lap race, and which left him 25% down on power, it was claimed that the unit was repairable and that Ricciardo would not incur a grid penalty in Canada. However, that claim was dismissed by Adrian Newey this week who told Reuters, when asked if the MGU-K was salvageable: 'I rather doubt it, considering it caught fire and was a burnt out, charred wreck. I would be somewhat surprised at that one.' Speaking to reporters in Montreal today, Ricciardo said he was confident he would not...
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