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Daniel Ricciardo has apologised to McLaren following a tough day for the team at the Brazilian Grand Prix. In his penultimate race with the Woking-based squad, Ricciardo tagged the inside of Kevin Magnussen's Haas during the opening lap. The Dane's car spun around and, as Ricciardo attempted to drive around it, the pair collided. This put both drivers immediately out of the Grand Prix, as well as leading to a Safety Car period. Ricciardo was deemed to be at fault for the incident by the stewards and will take a three-place grid drop at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as a result. He also received two points on his superlicence, bringing his 12-month total up to eight out of a maximum of 12. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/ricciardo-apologises-to-mclaren-after-brazil-incident-TheFOXposts-335.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: F1 News Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

Pierre Gasly has avoided becoming the first Formula 1 driver to trigger a race ban for penalty points, after Australian Grand Prix stewards decided not to penalise him for the collision with Esteban Ocon . On the Lap 57 restart, Gasly ran across the grass at Turn 1 and rejoined the track, but seemed unaware that Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon was alongside, with both cars retiring on the spot after heavy contact. Upon reviewing the incident , the stewards decided to take "no further action" against either driver. Testimony from both drivers described the incident as a "first lap racing incident" which the stewards accepted, hence no further punishment for Gasly. If he had been issued with two penalty points, Gasly would have missed out on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the end of April, having reached the threshold of 12 points needed for a ban in a 12-month period. Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer had suggested an increase to the number of points needed for...