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Daniel Ricciardo frustrated by penalty, Q3 display, at home Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo expressed frustration at both his grid penalty and one-lap performance as he prepares to line up from eighth place for his home race in Australia. Ricciardo was judged to have exceeded the minimum time set by the FIA’s ECU while returning to the pit lane during a red flag period in Friday’s second practice session. Stewards determined that while Ricciardo did not drive in a dangerous manner, he had breached the regulations, and issued him with a three-place grid penalty as a result. Ricciardo therefore entered qualifying with the sanction hanging over him, and was a low-key fifth in Q3, meaning he will drop to eighth on the grid. “I thought it was...
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