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Cracked exhaust delivers huge blow to Daniel Ricciardo's title hopes

Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo's hopes of challenging for the World Championship this year were struck with a huge blow as a cracked exhaust forced him to retire in Austria. Red Bull looked set to deliver a 1-2 at their home race at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday as both Max Verstappen & Daniel Ricciardo, along with the Ferraris, capitalised on Mercedes throwing away their early lead. Valtteri Bottas' retirement from P2 caused the Virtual Safety Car to come out. While Red Bull & Ferrari both brought their drivers in for their planned only stops, including stacking their drivers, Mercedes left Lewis Hamilton out. Forced to make his stop when the others were at...
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