Several drivers questioned the stewards’ handling of the controversial incident between the title rivals, and backed Lewis Hamilton’s call for clarity and consistency.
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Ricciardo ‘feels better’ over role in Bottas crash after seeing video
2021 Mexico City Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo said he was “kicking himself” over his first-corner collision with Valtteri Bottas until he saw the video replay of their tangle.
Should Ricciardo have been penalised for first-lap collision with Bottas?
Penalty Box
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas tangled at the start of the Mexico City Grand Prix but the stewards took no action. Was that the right call?
Ricciardo on homesickness, suffering his “lowest lows” – and rooting for Red Bull
Interview
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo tells RaceFans how he bounced back from his “lowest low” to win at Monza – and why he would never have been a Red Bull driver in 2021.
Ricciardo has “once in a lifetime” run in hero’s NASCAR as reward for win
2021 United States Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo did a demonstration run in a NASCAR previously raced by his hero Dale Earnhardt ahead of final practice at the Circuit of the Americas today.
10 drivers reveal special helmets for United States Grand Prix
2021 US GP F1 drivers' helmet designs
Posted onHalf of the Formula 1 drivers taking part in this weekend’s United States Grand Prix have produced special helmet designs for the occasion.
Verstappen replaces Hamilton as F1 fans’ favourite driver
2021 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen has been named as the most popular Formula 1 driver in a global survey, ahead of Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton.
Ricciardo found confidence to “throw the car around” at Monza
2021 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says his breakthrough victory for McLaren at the Italian Grand Prix came after he found a new level of confidence with the car.
Friday qualifying needs earlier start after “nearly dark” Monza session – Ricciardo
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 shouldn’t hold qualifying as late in the day as it did at Monza last week, says Daniel Ricciardo, who was concerned by fading light during the session.
Ricciardo says his Monza win “reassured everyone” at McLaren
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says his breakthrough victory for McLaren has given everyone added confidence in him following a difficult start to his first season with the team.
Elated Ricciardo says he “never lost faith” before breakthrough McLaren win
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says his first win with McLaren makes up for the “crappy days” he went through earlier in the year.
McLaren ‘need things to swing in our favour’ for Italian GP win – Ricciardo
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says McLaren need to have luck on their side in order to win the Italian Grand Prix after the team took second and third place on the grid.
F1 CEO Domenicali reacts to calls for refunds as Hamilton brands Belgian GP a “farce”
2021 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali responded to calls for spectators at Spa-Francorchamps to be compensated for today’s drastically shortened, rain-hit race.
Hamilton “went in too hot” in Verstappen collision – Ricciardo
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo believes Lewis Hamilton was responsible for the collision with Max Verstappen which put the Red Bull driver out on the first lap of the British Grand Prix.
Verstappen’s first grand slam drives Hamilton’s points deficit to five-year high
2021 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAfter Max Verstappen’s Austrian grand slam, the last time Lewis Hamilton was this far behind in the points standings he lost the world championship.
Important to get both McLarens in Q3 at Austrian GP – Seidl
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says it is “important” to have both their cars in Q3 today, something they have only managed in half the races so far this year.
Ricciardo mystified to become “one second slower” overnight
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo said his loss of pace on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring was a mystery after qualifying 10 places behind team mate Lando Norris.
Pirelli told drivers Baku tyre failures were not caused by teams cheating – Perez
2021 French Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers said they felt reassured by a lengthy meeting with Pirelli on Friday to discuss the tyre failures suffered by two of them in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Four drivers change helmet designs for French Grand Prix
2021 French Grand Prix F1 drivers' helmet designs
Posted onEsteban Ocon has the Eiffel tower, Charles Leclerc has a Spider-Man design and other drivers have new-look helmets this weekend.
Ricciardo wants to avoid “paralysis over analysis” after poor Monaco GP
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo said he needs to take a few days to come to terms with a poor Monaco Grand Prix performance in which he was lapped by his team mate.