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In the round-up: Sergey Sirotkin gives his verdict on the race which put both Red Bull drivers out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
What they say
“A misjudgement between both” – SirotkinSirotkin, who retired early from the race, was asked for his verdict on the collision between Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo.
I saw it from onboard on Max’s camera. It didn’t look like he moved much under braking. From his point of view it looked like it was kind of correct.
We all know on the rules if you move there you cannot move back and blah, blah. It was much less of a movement than would be enough to say that he went over the limit, but enough movement to make confusion for Daniel.
Obviously in such high speed it’s also very bumpy so you can hardly see where you brake and so on. Obviously [Ricciardo] was confused right in the crucial moment before the braking, he couldn’t do anything more from there onwards.
I’m sure there will be many people who say one of them is completely responsible but in person I just think it’s a racing incident. Such a tricky track, such tricky weather, a misjudgement between both.
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Just back from @BakuCityCircuit. Still can’t believe a red flag wasn’t thrown for Grosjean’s accident. Couldn’t miss the spot the next day on a track walk. pic.twitter.com/wPbDMNp8wL
— 🐻 Charlie Southwell 🐻 (@charliesaidthat) May 2, 2018
Snapshot
Danica Patrick, IndyCar, Indianapolis, 2018
A fourth-place finish on her Indianapolis 500 debut 13 years ago marked Danica Patrick out as a future star. Having left IndyCar for NASCAR at the end of 2011, she is now preparing for a one-off final bow in the race.
Links
More motor racing links of interest:
Perez hailed as F1’s ‘most underrated driver’ by Force India (Sky)
“As a racer he’s amazing and, not that we would ever want to lose him, but I think it’s criminal that he’s been overlooked.”
Macau could need circuit changes for new F3 (Autosport)
“The car will come with the lowest weight possible, and we will then run simulations to do what it takes to make Macau suitable to that car and to that power-to-weight ratio.”
Opinion: Can Brabham Automotive emulate McLaren? (Autocar)
“The Brabham BT62 looks the part, and on paper it has the performance to match. It should appeal to those who enjoy and can afford £1m track-only hypercars. Where Brabham Automotive goes next is the big question. Will it settle for filling a track car niche, or aspire to grow into something bigger?”
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On this day in F1
- Olivier Beretta won the season-opening Formula 3000 race at Donington Park on this day in 1993