Daniel Ricciardo has defended his last-lap French Grand Prix overtakes despite suffering post-race penalties which dropped him out of the points places by reasoning he would rather risk the penalty then not fight for positions. The Renault driver finished his team’s home race in seventh place following last-lap moves on Lando Norris and Kimi Raikkonen. But following a post-race FIA stewards’ investigation, the Australian driver was judged made both overtakes while off the track which duly landed him with two separate five-second time penalties. The combined 10-second penalty means Ricciardo’s final position drops from seventh to 11th place and out of the points. While frustrated with...
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