In the round-up: Kevin Magnussen says Daniel Ricciardo apologised to him for their collision in the Brazilian Grand Prix.
What they say
The Haas driver had a disappointing end to the race as he dropped out of the points on the final lap:
It feels pretty bitter. It was a real opportunity at the end with the Safety Car behind me. I just didn’t have any grip on the restarts. Especially in turn 12 where the exit is onto the back straight I had no grip and just got overtaken all the time. So it feels bad.
I think [Ricciardo] just misjudged it a little bit. He said he’s sorry so no hard feelings.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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1.82 seconds!!!
Another WORLD RECORD for @redbullracing ⏱🚀👏#BrazilGP 🇧🇷 #F1 pic.twitter.com/kpUETp0uZh
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 18, 2019
Ferrari might like to consider the following: there was a big cheer in the media centre in Brazil when the two cars collided… The crash has been coming for a while but I was a little surprised by the reaction. There is clearly still work to be done to improve the team’s image.
— Joe Saward (@joesaward) November 18, 2019
First car I designed the aerodynamics for, the MP45B, still think it was a pretty car and also won the world championship pic.twitter.com/5XdboNKb4U
— Mike Gascoyne (@MikeGascoyne) November 18, 2019
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Links
More motor racing links of interest:
Juri Vips rues DRS failure for Macau GP loss in 'perfect weekend' (Formula Scout)
"It’s extremely disappointing because I think I’ve done a perfect weekend, and we didn’t get the victory today because the DRS was not working. It was working at the end, but it wasn’t working when it was supposed to, so I went for the move (on Verschoor) and locked up my tyres. That was my race done."
Sargeant: 'We’ve really brought something extra here' (F3)
"The 18-year-old rookie impressed throughout the full four-days, finishing every session inside of the top ten, before starting the main event in sixth place. The American enjoyed a sterling start to the race, launching past experienced Macau operators Callum Ilott and Alessio Lorandi in the first few laps."
Pagenaud aims to keep sport 'approachable' to fans (IndyCar)
"When I was a kid, I went up to a driver that I really liked and he turned me down. I always told myself I would never do that. That shaped me. I always told myself if I ever make it, if I ever become a race car driver, which at the time seemed very unlikely, I wanted to make sure that I never do what he did to me. I thought it was embarrassing for him and disgusting. I remember that feeling as a kid. I hated it. I promised myself I would never make a kid feel that way."
"You put any F1 driver in an LMP2 car and go through the Porsche Curves at Le Mans and it will be an eye-opener to them: the downforce is not far off what you experience in Formula 1."
NASCAR round 36: Homestead (NASCAR via YouTube)
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Comment of the day
If anyone’s needed a big result recently, it has to be Pierre Gasly:
Gasly’s celebration over the radio brought a tear in my eye, it was so intense and genuine.
He’s accumulated so much frustration over the season, this must have been such a release for him. We need more midfielders to grab a podium from time to time, it’s such a stark contrast from what the usual suspects have to say over the radio after a top finish.
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Jay Menon (@jaymenon10)
19th November 2019, 0:06
Still cant believe we’ve come off a Honda 1-2! Wouldn’t have dared imagine this 12 months ago.
To be honest, had Honda and Mclaren stayed together, I doubt they’d have got here.
Carlos Medrano (@carlosmedrano)
19th November 2019, 1:02
Red bull are a big team that puts lots of money into f1, they were winning with Renault its pretty obvious they were going to be able to win with honda. But mclaren getting one of the first renault podiums without a red bull gives me hope for renaults future
Selbbin (@selbbin)
19th November 2019, 1:28
Unfortunately to get two mid fielders on the podium took 3 separate incidents removing 4 top cars from the front (Albon, Vettel, Leclerc and Bottas) and a penalty for Hamilton, with 2 of those incidents in the last few laps so there was no chance for a comeback. The likelihood of that happening often, or again, is low.
Chaitanya
19th November 2019, 3:30
Of the 5 cars that were taken out of equation, there is a high probability of two red cars dropping ball more often than not.
Ross
19th November 2019, 6:14
60% of the time, every time.
Stash (@stash)
19th November 2019, 10:05
That does not make sense Brian.
Ben (@)
19th November 2019, 6:55
As a mid-field team, you need to always be on the lookout for opportunities when the leaders make an exploitable mistake. The Ferrari crash was an early Xmas gift to McLaren, Renault and Haas.
Jere (@jerejj)
19th November 2019, 7:37
@sunnchilde Not really for Haas, though.
Jere (@jerejj)
19th November 2019, 7:36
I agree with the COTD, but maybe with the budget cap in place, midfielders could achieve top-three finishes more often, from 2022 onwards if not yet in its first year.
ColdFly (@)
19th November 2019, 7:41
I am disappointed; I always hoped that the journos could at least pretend to be objective.
Chaitanya
19th November 2019, 7:44
Probably as they had fodder to keep the press going for next 2 weeks. Although I am really curious what Italian press that thought of the latest debacle.
frood19 (@frood19)
19th November 2019, 11:13
are journalists ever truly objective? if that’s all they were then we’d be left with some very dull stuff to read! however, it does seem a bit odd to cheer two cars colliding, regardless of who it is. i was looking forward to seeing leclerc chase down the leaders (I reckon he had the freshest tyres and quickest car at that point) so i was doing the opposite of cheering.
pSynrg (@psynrg)
20th November 2019, 12:44
@coldfly They were probably cheering as it pretty much guaranteed them several thousand words worth of reportage in addition to everything else. Xmas bonus, something to carry the off-season etc.
Dave
9th December 2020, 14:50
It was Karma for Hungary.