Another GP to forget
The negative moment continues Daniel Ricciardo in this start of the season between accidents, performances that were not up to par and a retirement caused by an error from others in a race in which he was doing better than in previous GPs. The episode in question is the one relating to the last weekend in Chinawhen the Australian had to return his Racing Bulls to the pits following damage caused by the collision with Lance Stroll suffered during the restart phase after the entry of the Safety Car.
The error under the Safety Car regime and the penalty
The safety car had previously indirectly generated other problems for the former Red Bull driver. In fact, under the Safety Car regime, Ricciardo has deliberately surpassed Hulkenberg, admitting that he had done so as he was certain that the Haas German had in turn overtaken him during the 28th lap. Race Direction has it so penalized the Australian by ten seconds, but as he subsequently retired from the race, the sanction was reconverted to three positions to be served on the starting grid in the next one Miami Grand Prix.
Penalty not valid for Sprint
In this case, it is necessary to clarify when the relegation to the grid will be applied: as in Shanghai, the Sprint race will also take place in Miami, but it will not be in the latter that the penalty will be served. As a result, Ricciardo will be relegated three places at the Sunday race.
