Cyril Abiteboul reckoned the grid penalties that were handed to Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hülkenberg for the Belgian Grand Prix left them vulnerable to the first corner antics that left both drivers compromised on Sunday. Hülkenberg was forced to run wide and lost ground as a result of taking avoiding action at La Source but team-mate Ricciardo collided with Racing Point F1 Team racer Lance Stroll, forcing him into a first lap pit stop with what appeared to be a slow puncture, but left him with a race of tyre preservation to get through to the chequered flag without another stop. “We had a good pace in qualifying, but the planned penalties exposed us to incidents that frequently occur...
Full Story »