Ricciardo waiting for McLaren tide to turn despite Hamilton lesson
Ricciardo waiting for McLaren tide to turn despite Hamilton lesson
Daniel Ricciardo has revealed lessons learned during his 2016 Monaco Grand Prix defeat to Lewis Hamilton eased his pain despite enduring another tough weekend at the principality.
Ricciardo has suffered a wretched start to the year, with McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown conceding the Australian has failed to meet expectations.
Although finishing 13th in Sunday's rain-affected race, Ricciardo revealed the result could have been worse had he not applied learnings from his drive to second with Red Bull in 2016.
“We were at a point of no return, we had gone too far so [the feeling was] we might as well just ride it out," explained Ricciardo.
“If I stopped for inters and did two or three laps, I lose four positions or whatever, so we were at that point where we just had to stick it through and try to go straight to the slicks."
Asked if the strategic calls had been made by himself or the pit wall, Ricciardo added: “It's both.
"I made my intentions clear before the race that if these were the conditions, this is what I want to do.
“There was certainly some drive from me to execute that simply because Lewis did it to me in 2016, so it was something I had learnt from in the past with this style of race and it worked for him. I had always had this in my mind.
“Behind the wheel in these conditions, we probably make the last decision but, of course, I am speaking to the team trying to get info from them.
“Obviously, I would like a good result soon but certainly this weekend we were far from that.”
Additional reporting by Ian Parkes
Related
Change your timezone:
Latest News
Hamilton in Ferrari F1 SHOCK as star targeted for stunning Audi move - GPFans F1 Recap
- Yesterday 23:57
F1 wonderkid in Mercedes TEST amid driver replacement reports
- Yesterday 22:57
Former Perez F1 boss reveals who should replace him
- Yesterday 21:57
Sainz hints at sensational move to rival series
- Yesterday 20:57
McLaren star DROPPED following serious injury
- Yesterday 19:57
F1 legend confident about Newey to Ferrari
- Yesterday 18:58
Related news
McLaren star DROPPED following serious injury
McLaren leading fight for HUGE cash injection
Young F1 star set to make McLaren debut in injury replacement
F1 star reveals how Verstappen and Hamilton rivalry influenced key decision
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860