Ricciardo - "The car was a bit of a handful"
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Daniel Ricciardo was left disappointed after suffering damage on lap 1 of the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix.
On a difficult day, three out of the four rookies bagged points on their first visit to Spa
Alfa Romeo Racing’s Frédéric’s Vassuer has branded the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps as “a weekend to forget” as both drivers failed to score any points.
Cyril Abiteboul reckoned the grid penalties handed to both Renault drivers at Spa-Francorchamps cost them as they found themselves involved in first corner incidents on Sunday.
Neither Kimi Räikkönen nor Antonio Giovinazzi were able to score points in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix despite strong pace from both drivers at Spa-Francorchamps.
Romain Grosjean was unable to capitalise on his early position inside the top ten, finishing down in thirteenth.
Kevin Magnussen ran inside the points early on but dropped down the order as a gamble on a long first stint backfired on the Dane as he struggled with the soft Pirelli tyres.
Guenther Steiner admitted Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean suffered with a lack of top speed during the Belgian Grand Prix, meaning they finished outside the points in twelfth and thirteenth respectively.
Pirelli’s Mario Isola: Leclerc “executed the theoretically fastest tyre strategy perfectly”
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Charles Leclerc made the optimum strategy work to his favour at Spa-Francorchamps to claim victory, according to Pirelli boss Mario Isola.
Otmar Szafnauer said Formula 1 did a good job to honour Anthoine Hubert during Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, while his Racing Point team scored points with both drivers.
McLaren’s Seidl on Double Spa Retirement: “We lost a great opportunity to score good points”
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Both McLaren’s retired from the Belgian Grand Prix with engine related technical issues, but Team Principal Andreas Seidl says there were still positives to take away from Spa-Francorchamps.
Carlos Sainz Jr. has reflected on a “disappointing” 2019 Belgian Grand Prix in which the Spaniard never really got going, while his team-mate Lando Norris suffered a last-lap retirement.
Positives for McLaren to Take from Spa Despite ‘Tough’ Final Lap Engine Failure – Norris
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Lando Norris was on course for a career-best fifth place finish at Spa-Francorchamps, only for a technical issue to force him to retire on the final lap on Sunday.
Lance Stroll finished inside the points for the second time in three races, with the Canadian making the most of the late retirements of Lando Norris and Antonio Giovinazzi to finish tenth at Spa-Francorchamps.
Pierre Gasly: “It was important for me to deliver the best performance I could for Anthoine”
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As a close friend to Anthoine Hubert, Pierre Gasly said it was important to honour him by having a strong Belgian Grand Prix, and he did just that by finishing ninth.
Team Principal Christian Horner was pleased by Alexander Albon’s first race with Red Bull that saw him finish fifth from seventeenth on the grid.
Max Verstappen was the first retirement from Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix after first corner contact with Kimi Raikkonen broke his suspension.
