Daniel Ricciardo's first-lap crash in Japan played straight into Red Bull's hands, Helmut Marko has revealed...
Helmut Marko has revealed how Daniel Ricciardo ’s crash in Japan inadvertently helped Max Verstappen out in his quest for victory.
The collision resulted in both drivers going off into the barriers. Uninjured, both were nonetheless out of the race due to the damage to their cars, and the race was red-flagged to allow for a clean-up and fixing of the tyre barriers. As for Ricciardo’s collision, Marko was dismissive: “Ricciardo was overcautious in the first corner anyway and was overtaken left and right. This was followed by the kind of racing accident that can easily happen at the start.”
“The qualifying lap wasn’t ideal either, but it was just enough for pole position. We were only fully back in the race. This was partly due to the changes that were made in qualifying and partly due to the higher temperatures, which traditionally suit . With Verstappen complaining about his RB20’s handling going from understeer to oversteer, he said over team radio: “Yeah, maybe one or two clicks less is okay.”
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