News Details

Ricciardo penalty ‘wrong’ for F1 – Lauda

Niki Lauda has hit out at the FIA for being too hard on Daniel Ricciardo in Australia. Local hero Ricciardo was penalised three places on the grid, after falling foul of a complex new regulation requiring him to slow down during a red flag in practice. But Lauda, the F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman, told Austrian television ORF that the penalty was contrary to an earlier pledge by the FIA to be more lenient. 'If the FIA and Charlie Whiting are already starting like this, then formula one is going back in the wrong direction,' he said. 'I would have given him a different penalty, and then he would have been in the front, where he belongs, and all the Australians would have enjoyed the...
Full Story »
7y ago from ThisIsF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ricciardo slapped with three-place grid penalty

Daniel Ricciardo has become the first driver to be penalised this season...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Ricciardo handed 3-place grid drop penalty for red...

2018 Australian Grand Prix: Home hero Daniel Ricciardo handed a...
7y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Ricciardo: Being close to the podium is encouraging

Another Australian Grand Prix, another near-miss for local hero Daniel...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Daniel Ricciardo handed three-place grid drop for...

Daniel Ricciardo has been slapped with a three-place grid penalty for his...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Kirkwood relieved to be rid of ‘street course...

Until this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway, all of Kyle...

Rasmussen passes most cars in Sunday night’s IndyCar...

Christian Rasmussen put on a show for fans Sunday night, passing more...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'I'd have him for sure' – Arsenal backed to sign...

Arsenal want to sign a new left winger this summer, and they have been...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

PL club eyeing up summer move for Arsenal star valued...

Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko has reportedly emerged as a target for...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal target two Premier League central defenders...

Arsenal have plenty to do in attack this summer, but they are still keen...
1h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Sources: Arsenal contract talks on the verge of...

Arsenal want to build a squad capable of winning the Premier League and...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.