One of the highlights of the United States Grand Prix was Carlos Sainz’s duel with the McLarens, especially Daniel Ricciardo. Finally, the Australian managed to prevail after a maneuver in which both touched.
The first round of United States Grand Prix He gave us an exceptional duel for fifth place between Carlos Sainz and the McLarens of Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris. The Spanish driver did not go too well and both attacked him in the first corner, a duel that lasted several curves beyond.
Finally, Daniel Ricciardo he got ahead of Sainz and Norris, but Ferrari’s better pace allowed the Spaniard to launch an undercut in the pits. Unfortunately, the stop was too slow and the Australian kept fifth place, forcing Ferrari’s to try to pass his opponent on the track.
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Carlos Sainz He tried it from the outside in one of the corners in the third sector, but Daniel Ricciardo kept up his speed on the inside, losing his grip on the rear end and hitting his rival. This caused the Spaniard to go off track, losing ground and performance, to be finally overtaken by Valtteri Bottas on the penultimate lap.
“The first lap was very fun,” said Daniel Ricciardo when asked about the duel with Carlos Sainz. «I overtook Carlos I think at the start, then he regained his position with a good movement outside of turn 6 to 7. And then I passed him again at Turn 17, I think on the inside. So it was three position changes in the first lap, which was great. That was crucial for me in order to get a top 5. “
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“Charles showed that Ferrari was faster, we couldn’t match that pace. But beating one of them is quite rewarding. And Sainz made a good attack later. The wheels were touching a bit, so it was a lot of fun, and very necessary that I hold on as long as I could », reiterated that of McLaren
A dirty pilot
Carlos Sainz’s reaction to being hit by Ricciardo was energetic, stating that the maneuver had been dirty and deliberate. Something to which the Australian responded by noting that “that’s great. I am happy to be dirty. I’m a nice guy, so being dirty every once in a while is fine! “.
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More seriously, Ricciardo commented that, “Obviously, you don’t deliberately try to touch someone, but that’s what close racing is like. And when you get on the outside, you’re a little more exposed. Nothing was deliberate, but I suppose it is the risk of trying it from the outside, “he concluded.