Daniel Ricciardo was solely capable of handle a time of 1.28.617 on his last Q1 push lap.
Daniel Ricciardo (By way of: Imago)
Daniel Ricciardo, the eight-time Grand Prix winner, has been on a rollercoaster experience in the course of the ongoing Miami Grand Prix weekend. He managed an excellent fourth-place end within the Dash race however throughout qualifying, he shockingly made an exit solely after the Q1 session.
On the finish of all of it, Daniel Ricciardo was left disenchanted and a bit confused with how the qualifying session panned out for him. Ricciardo’s last Q1 push lap was solely ok for a time of 1.28.617 which landed him at P18 on the finish of the occasion.
His teammate, Yuki Tsunoda was surprisingly capable of take his VCARB 01 into Q3.
I am on the second row at this time and the final row tomorrow. I am offended about it however I do know it isn't one thing we fucked up. It was simply an unlucky session.Daniel Ricciardo stated in his publish quali interview
The 34-year-old has been on the again foot compared to his teammate because the begin of the 2024 season. However in the course of the ongoing weekend, Ricciardo has been on par and at occasions, has even outperformed the Japanese driver.
Yuki Tsunoda not one hundred pc happy along with his last Q3 lap
Whereas Daniel Ricciardo has made it identified he didn’t actually do something flawed in the course of the Miami GP qualifying session, Yuki Tsunoda felt that on his finish, he might have achieved a greater job regardless of making it into Q3.
The Japanese driver didn’t have the cleanest lap on his last push and thus, was solely capable of handle a P10 beginning place.
I’m joyful I can begin the race within the high 10, and a greater place than within the Dash. Qualifying wasn’t the most effective for me personally, however we nonetheless received to Q3. I by no means felt very pleased with my lap, I didn’t make any huge errors however I might’ve achieved higher total.Yuki Tsunoda stated in his publish quali interview
Tsunoda: I’m joyful I can begin the race within the high 10, and a greater place than within the Dash. Qualifying wasn’t the most effective for me personally, however we nonetheless received to Q3. I by no means felt very pleased with my lap, I didn’t make any huge errors however I might’ve achieved higher total.
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To date in the course of the ongoing Miami weekend, the 20 drivers have had a tough time preserving their vehicles on the monitor. The dusty nature of the road circuit has made issues fairly tough and this might once more play a task in the course of the upcoming 57-lap race! Tsunoda has an excellent probability of scoring factors however from Ricciardo’s beginning place, he might face a troublesome time in making an attempt to get into the highest 10.
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