Re: Formula 1
Reply #174 –
You watch the race, and this is what you take out of it? No comment on Danny Ric?
I think being happy about Ricciardo is a given.
F1 fans weren't shocked at all once Ricciardo had that great start and got to he front in a Mercedes powered car, the race followed the practise and sprint qualifier trend, and that is the track heavily favoured a front running car if it had a more powerful engine. Aero didn't have much of an impact, which is why DRS delivered few overtaking moves from the lower powered cars.
Ricciardo should be praised for his great start, in fairness some of that starting result is also down to the terrific start Norris got impacting the cars around him. Ricciardo also did a great job preserving the car and tyres, which was confirmed when he earned the fastest lap on the very last lap.
Would I have voted for Ricciardo as Driver of the Day, probably not as I think Bottas should get that coming from last to 3rd!