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Ricciardo Reflects and Apologizes After Hulkenberg Clash at Italian GP: A Day of Penalties and Frustration for RB Team
Daniel Ricciardo comments on collision with Nico Hulkenberg: "I believed there was enough room; I said sorry"
Daniel Ricciardo addresses the incident with Haas during the Italian Grand Prix in F1
Daniel Ricciardo mentioned that he offered an apology to Nico Hulkenberg after the two drivers collided on the first lap of the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix.
On the first lap of Sunday's race at Monza, RB driver Ricciardo and Hulkenberg collided at Turn 8 while competing in the midfield.
Ricciardo mentioned that he believed he had enough room, but then he experienced a collision. This incident pushed Hulkenberg's Haas onto the dirt, allowing Kevin Magnussen, Hulkenberg's teammate, to overtake him.
The Australian driver initially received a five-second penalty for the incident. However, he was subsequently handed a 10-second penalty because one of his mechanics made contact with his car while he was serving the first penalty during his pit stop.
Ricciardo finished a difficult race at home in 13th place for the Red Bull team.
"We just didn't have the speed today, even without factoring in the penalties," he commented.
"We gave it our best shot, and I was really having fun with the close racing early on, but I ended up colliding with Nico at Turn 8."
"After the race, I talked to him and explained that I believed there was enough space. However, I felt the collision, so I realized I hadn't left sufficient room. I apologized for that."
"It's challenging because you put in a lot of effort, but even the tiniest differences can have a significant impact."
"The car was performing adequately afterward, and we gave it everything we had with the resources available. From Friday afternoon until today, I was focused on extracting the car's full potential."
"I personally feel much improved this weekend, and we nearly earned points."
Tsunoda felt 'frustrated'
Red Bull's performance at the Italian Grand Prix was heavily influenced by Nico Hulkenberg, noted team member Laurent Mekies. A crash involving the Haas driver and Yuki Tsunoda led to the Japanese driver's early exit from the race.
"I'm quite upset; it's unfortunate that my race ended just a few laps in because of a collision with Nico," Tsunoda expressed.
"I attempted to give him ample room, but it appeared that he froze up, leading to a loss of control and a collision with me."
Regrettably, we were forced to withdraw the car due to sustaining damage to its floor.
"I noticed it immediately and attempted to keep going, but the car was skidding and I just couldn't control it."
"We're heading to Baku and Singapore next, and our car is expected to do well at those locations. We're optimistic about having successful weekends coming up."
Mekies is upset about the Tsunoda incident because it cost him crucial time on the track with the newly upgraded RB vehicle that was introduced at Monza.
"Reflecting on today's race, it could be argued that Hulkenberg controlled the pace. Daniel received a five-second penalty for pushing him off the track. Subsequently, Nico collided with Yuki, which resulted in us having to retire the car," he stated.
"The most disappointing part about Yuki's retirement is that we missed out on 40 laps which would have helped us better understand the new updates we implemented."
"Daniel was given an additional 10-second penalty as the initial one was not applied properly."
"We must evaluate our processes in this situation and take lessons from the error made today. Although such incidents occur, our pit crew's performance has been outstanding overall this season."
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