Daniel Ricciardo Channels Frustration to Claim 2016 Monaco GP Pole Position

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Published: May 28, 2016

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Almost two years after their last victory, Red Bull were winners again on May 15 as Max Verstappen sprayed champagne from the top step of the Spanish Grand Prix podium.

But as one driver revelled in producing a much-needed feel-good story for Formula One, the other was finding it difficult to balance collective joy with personal dissatisfaction.

While his colleagues fought between themselves to catch stray droplets of bubbly falling from the skies, Daniel Ricciardo was out the back, having failed to even make the top three in a race he once seemed likely to win.



That infectious smile of his remained, yet behind it was a driver unable to comprehend how his side of the garage—a group of people who were always there to capitalise on Mercedes' mistakes throughout his breakthrough season in 2014—had managed to throw "the win away."

"It's not hard to see Max on the podium but it's hard for me to not be on the podium, that's the biggest disappointment from today," he said, per Motorsport.com's Darshan Chokhani, explaining the team's decision to switch him to a three-stop tyre strategy came "too late" and "didn't make sense" in any case.

Ricciardo's mood probably wasn't improved by the lack of sympathy from Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. Horner told Motorsport.com's Andrew van Leeuwen the strategy change may not have had such a detrimental effect on his race had Ricciardo overtaken fellow three stopper Sebastian Vettel "a little earlier."



And almost a week later, Ricciardo was still complaining about the way his chances of victory slipped away, using the medium of Red Bull's Monaco Grand Prix preview video—which, by definition, is all about looking toward the future—to ponder the events of the past.

Per Motorsport.com's Jonathan Noble, F1's eternal optimist admitted it wasn't "easy to move on," revealing he was still waki...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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