News Details

Ricciardo reveals when he knew Italian GP victory was possible

Article To news overview © McLaren McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has explained the moment he realised he could win the Italian Grand Prix, after leading in the opening stages of the race. Ricciardo weathered constant pressure from Red Bull's Max Verstappen early on after making a great getaway from second place on the grid. However, it wasn't until an aggressive pit-stop call from McLaren resulted in him keeping track position ahead of the Red Bull that Ricciardo began to believe he could win the race. "There were some laps where he [Verstappen] pushed up closer, but I never really had to properly defend. He was there, but I knew if I didn't make a mistake it was going to be hard...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Gasly left a passenger, knew wing was damaged

Pierre Gasly says he knew his wing was damaged but was unsure how badly...
4y ago from Racer.com

Hamilton: Verstappen ‘knew what was going to...

Lewis Hamilton said Max Verstappen 'knew what was going to happen' as he...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com

Red Bull's tone ‘shows it knew Verstappen was at...

Red Bull’s tone in the immediate aftermath of the clash between Max...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Hamilton and Verstappen crash again as Ricciardo ends...

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were involved in their second major...
4y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

MotoGP: Qatar GP ‘unlikely', but a ‘plan...

MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group has admitted that the Qatar Grand Prix...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Chip Ganassi praises current health of IndyCar

Long-time team owner Chip Ganassi feels IndyCar is currently in one of...

Mick Schumacher’s IndyCar debut returns him to the...

Mick Schumacher began his IndyCar career this past weekend, competing in...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Talks taking place over major Arsenal sale, five main...

It's reported that discussions are taking place over a major Arsenal sale...
44m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Mansfield Town vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting Tips...

Mansfield Town and Arsenal will square off in an FA Cup fifth-round tie on...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Saka responds to criticism of Arsenal by insisting...

t;li>Forward says all that matters is they keep winningSaka unconcerned...
8h ago from TheGuardian.com

Chelsea legend John Terry makes Arsenal PL title...

Chelsea legend John Terry believes Arsenal have all but sealed the Premier...
11h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.