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Ricciardo regrets not copying Verstappen’s one-stop strategy
Daniel Ricciardo says that not copying his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen’s one-stop strategy in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was a mistake “in hindsight”. The Australian ended the 2016 F1 season finale in fifth place, one spot behind Verstappen – who recovered from a first-corner spin to come home fourth by making one less stop than his rivals. Both Red Bull drivers started the race on supersoft, rather than the more conventional ultrasoft, after using the harder tyre to set their best times in Q2 on Saturday. However, while Ricciardo – who spent the opening stint bottled up behind the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen – pitted on Lap 10, Verstappen made his first set of tyres last until...
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