Daniel Ricciardo says Lance Stroll makes ‘his blood boil’ after crash that sent Aussie out of Chinese GP
DANIEL RICCIARDO was left seething at Lance Stroll claiming the Canadian made “his blood boil”.
Stroll clattered into the back of Ricciardo’s RB to send the Aussie out of the Chinese GP.
To make matters worse, the incident happened behind the safety car when Stroll lost his concentration.
It was another error from Stroll, who was slapped with a 10-second penalty by the race stewards for causing the collision.
Ricciardo fumed: “Maybe in an hour, when he sees it, he might take some accountability. But if he doesn’t, I can’t help him, nor can anyone.
“It’s so frustrating. Obviously, racing incidents happen, but behind a safety car, that should never happen.
“What made my blood boil is I watched his onboard, to just see it from his perspective.
“And as soon as we start braking, you can see his helmet turn right and he’s looking at the apex of Turn 14, he’s not even watching me.
“And then when he looks back, he’s in the back of me.
“I don’t know what he’s doing, where his head is, but all he has to do is worry about me in that situation, and he clearly wasn’t.
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“Let’s see what he says in the media, but if he comes after me, then I’ll say more…”
Ricciardo’s rage reignited after he heard Stroll whining about his penalty and later added: “I’d slowly started to calm down, and then I was told what Lance thinks of the incident.
“Apparently, I’m an idiot, and it was my fault. That made my blood boil, because it’s clear as day and it’s also behind a safety car.
“The only thing you’ve got to do is watch the car in front. We can’t predict what the leader’s gonna do. The race doesn’t start until the control line.
“I’m doing my best not to say what I want to say, but f*** that guy. And I’m being nice, too! But if that’s what he thinks…”
Stroll tried to backtrack later on and insisted his “idiot” comments were not aimed at Ricciardo specifically.
“I don’t think it was him,” Stroll said. “Everyone just slammed on the brakes and he was the guy in front of me.
“So I don’t think he slammed on the brakes, It was a concertina effect.”
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