“Like a frisbee through the air” - Daniel Ricciardo relieved to avoid F1 tyre in Sao Paulo

Daniel Ricciardo revealed he was forced to ‘duck my head’ to avoid an airborne F1 tyre during the opening lap of Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri AT04. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri AT04. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand…

Lap 1 at Interlagos was chaotic with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Albon and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Kevin Magnussen colliding on the run down to the first corner.

The clash resulted in Ricciardo picking up damage to the rear of his AlphaTauri, while McLaren’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri was also affected.

As a result of the clash between Albon and Magnussen, a loose tyre went airborne, hitti🐽𝄹ng Ricciardo’s car.

Speaking after the race, Ricciardo recalled the incident where he was forced to take action to avoi🧸d the “frisbee” tyre.

“I saw a big crash in front of 🦹me and lots of debris,” Ricciardo said.

“I felt I was getting through it and then saw a tyre off t🥂he rim coming at me like a frisbee through the air and it start🌳ed getting closer.

“I remember ducking my head. I didn’t feel anything hit me, so I was happy, but I c𒆙hecked my mirrors and saw my rear wing was pretty much off, 🦩so I assumed the tyre hit the wing, and that was frustrating. But looking back, it is nice it did not hit me.”

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri AT04. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Race
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri AT04. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand…

Ricciardo was able to get back into the race albe🦹it a lap down.

As AlphaTauri were forced to repair his car during the subsequent red flag period, Ricciardo was forced to start the race fr🅘om the pit lane and thus a lap behind the rest of the pack.

“My immediate relief was turned into disappointment because I realised the race could be over,” he added. “When you are in race mode you don’t think about it, but in hindsight I am thank𒈔ful we all got out of it safe.

“The team did a great job fixing the car so we꧂ were ready to go and then I was told I would start a 𝔉lap behind. All the excitement to race again gets zapped out of you.

“Common sense should be used and we should not have been a lap down because there was not one lap of green-flag racing. It is frustrating that they ruined our day f𒅌rom the beginning.”

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