Daniel Ricciardo hits out at Lance Stroll for incident which ended the Australian's hopes of his first points finish of the year.

Stroll was handed a 10s penalty - and 2 penalty points - for the incident in which he collided with Ricciardo at Turn 14 ahead of the withdrawal of the Safety Car.

According to the stewards, the cars were all travelling slowly to set up for the restart when Stroll slowed down to take the corner and also try to match the pace of the group of cars in front.

He then collided with Ricciardo, the stewards feeling that the Canadian ought to have anticipated the pace of the cars in front, particularly the RB, and should have been prepared to brake accordingly.

Had he done that, they felt, it would have avoided the collision. Consequently, Stroll was "predominantly to blame for the collision that ultimately led to Ricciardo having to retire from the race".

However, talking on his radio in the moments after the incident, Stroll blamed the RB driver, and when told of the time penalty responded: "Unbelievable man!"

"I'd slowly started to calm down, and then I was told what Lance thinks of the incident," said Ricciardo after the race. "Apparently, I'm an idiot, and it was my fault.

"That made my blood boil," he admitted, "because it's clear as day and it's also behind a safety car.

"The only thing you've got to do is watch the car in front," he continued. "We can't predict what the leader's gonna do. The race doesn't start until the control line.

"I'm doing my best not to say what I want to say, but f*** that guy... and I'm being nice, too! But if that's what he thinks..."

According to Ricciardo, onboard footage confirmed that Stroll had not been looking at the car in front as his helmet was facing the apex of the corner ahead.

"Concertina effects," said the Canadian at race end. "Someone braked at the front of the pack, I don't know who, and then everyone stops. The car in front of me just stopped from like 60 to zero, so a really stupid incident. It was one of those."

Asked about his radio message, he said: "I don't think it was him (Ricciardo). Everyone just slammed on the brakes and he was the guy in front of me.

"It's just because of the fact that I hit the guy," he said of the penalty. "But someone hit the brakes and caused the concertina. I don't know who but I got a penalty because of the end result that I hit Ricciardo, but it's not like, everything was normal and I just slammed into the back of him."

Asked if the incident was due to him not paying proper attention - which is what the stewards claim - he replied: "No, no, if someone didn't hit the brakes in front, there wouldn't have been any concertina effect, there wouldn't have been any issues."

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1. Posted by BrightonCorgi, 23/04/2024 15:32

"Stroll needs to dial back being on the edge a touch. He tries to hard to bring the car to the limit, much to his detriment. Not saying he should be a gentleman driver, but needs to find that balance.

He at times he reminds me of Sato when in F1. Ready to put his life at risk at every corner."

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2. Posted by @R1Racing71, 23/04/2024 12:45

"I’ve played devils advocate on his driving, as I believe he is a far better driver than than his critics suggested - while in the early days anyway. Bit if you listen to BTG podcast episode, along with his “Fernando I will not attack” and subsequent radio outbursts I have to finally accept that the guy just a rich tool."

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3. Posted by meatball, 22/04/2024 18:51

"it's almost as though Stroll has lived an insulated life. Never been held accountable for mistakes he might have made. Cry and daddy will make it all better. Ask daddy to buy a race team for you and he does. His middle name must be Veruca. As a Canadian I cannot agree with Ric more. Eff that guy."

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4. Posted by ChickenFarmerF1, 22/04/2024 17:45

"The sooner Lance is gone from the grid the better."

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5. Posted by ClarkwasGod, 22/04/2024 14:30

"How long before people start openly laughing at Stroll Sr., for continuing to keep his son in F1? Yes, he's saved a team, and it's progressing well, but if he really wants to be taken seriously, he has to have two top line drivers - why not "rest" his son for a few races and give Drugovich a chance - there's a straight comparison."

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6. Posted by stoney, 22/04/2024 11:06

"I'm not sure if anyone else watches rocketpoweredmohawk on YouTube, but he perfectly summarised Lance Stroll in his China preview - before this happened."

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7. Posted by Hobgoblin, 22/04/2024 8:17

"spoiled brat - the sooner daddy takes his toys away the better"

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8. Posted by kenji, 21/04/2024 23:49

"How arrogant! Just fess up and take the consequences instead of shirking the blatantly obvious. Personally I think that the penalty was too light. When you take another driver out of the race I feel that that deserves much more than a ten sec. slap on the wrist. Magnussen's irresponsible driving also ruined Tsunoda's race as well which compounded a day to forget for both RB drivers. What a messy race day."

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9. Posted by Pavlo, 21/04/2024 23:26

"He could have just admitted a mistake and apologised. Whoever caused „concertina effect“, it’s totally expected at restart and everyone else managed to brake in time."

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10. Posted by Superbird70, 21/04/2024 18:40

"Bye bye Lance."

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