Australian Formula One motorist Daniel Ricciardo has actually crashed out of the Japanese Grand Prix on the really first lap as the race was red-flagged simply seconds in. Ricciardo and Alex Albon were scrambling for positions at the go to turn 3 as the latter tried to make a relocation around the beyond the Aussie. After beginning 11th on the grid, Ricciardo was fighting through the midfield and had his sights set on Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll when Albon’s Williams came near him on the exterior. Newsletters: Our leading sports news direct to your inbox. Subscribe now Ricciardo appeared not to understand the Williams had actually turned up along with him when the set got tangled up together. They linked and drew out into the barriers, activating a security cars and truck which was quickly updated to a complete warning. “He simply squeezed me. I had no place to go,” Albon might be heard stating to his group on the radio. Both automobiles sustained severe damage, as did the tire barriers near turn 3. However, Albon and Ricciardo climbed up out of their automobiles untouched. Previous F1 chauffeur Anthony Davidson states no one was at fault. “I believe Ricciardo responds to Stroll on his left-hand side. That’s regrettable. It wasn’t Albon’s fault and it wasn’t Ricciardo’s,” Davidson stated. “Ricciardo is opting for the racing line and 3 into one does not truly go. It’s a racing occurrence and incorrect location, incorrect time for Albon.” More to come …
Japanese Grand Prix stopped as Daniel Ricciardo’s crash with Alex Albon sets off warning
