Seething Daniel Ricciardo launches X-rated tirade in team radio message after DRS problem in Sao Paulo: ‘F**k!’
- Ricciardo furious after finishing without points
- Aussie repeatedly shouted the F-word after the race
- Ricciardo apologized to his team for the outburst
Australian F1 star Daniel Ricciardo has exploded in an expletive-filled tirade after a frustrating race in which he failed to finish within the points during the Sao Paulo sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday morning.
After crossing the line in ninth, agonizingly close to the championship points, Ricciardo spent half his cooldown lap in silence before blowing up over the team radio.
“F**k,” he said. ‘F**k, f**k, f**k, f**k. Sorry guys.”
‘That f**king DRS in turn 2. You pass in 1 and you just get f****d. It’s impossible.
“Anyway, I’ll keep quiet. Sorry guys.”
Daniel Ricciardo exploded in extraordinary fashion after a frustrating sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday morning
Ricciardo finished the race in 9th place, just outside the points
After the Australian calmed down after the race, Ricciardo explained that the DRS (Drag Reduction System) was bothering him.
“The DRS line, the second detection line is… every time I pass Turn 1, I actually wave it back to Turn 4, so that was extremely frustrating,” Ricciardo said.
‘But I didn’t really feel like I could do much more because I was obviously trying to pass someone but I was never rewarded.
“By fighting quite a few laps and getting into contention, Oscar and I think a few others behind us were able to close in.
I left the door open in (turn) 8, so that’s my fault. Let Oscar pass and we lost a few tenths behind him.
‘I got it back, caught Carlos again and with another lap to go we were on our guard.’
The Aussie will have his work cut out for him in Monday morning’s GP, starting the race from P17.
Max Verstappen comfortably won his fourth sprint race of the year to extend his lead at the top of the standings.
Ricciardo apologized to his teammates for his expletive-filled radio rant
The three-time world champion, who starts from pole position for tomorrow’s race in São Paulo, came from second place and overtook Lando Norris.
Verstappen’s Red Bull partner Sergio Perez finished third, while Mercedes driver George Russell took fourth position.
Yuki Tsunoda had an excellent race over 24 laps, finishing sixth, one place behind Charles Leclerc, while Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz finished seventh and eighth.