What we learned at Brazil GP, from Mercedes' 2023 chances to Verstappen's selfish message 🟢 _Dan_Austin for iPaperSport
This was the second race in a row that an inexplicably aggressive attempt at an overtake fromIn Mexico it was Yuki Tsunoda when Ricciardo, on faster rubber than the AlphaTauri driver, tried to dive down the inside for the pass when there wasn’t adequate room and forced the Japanese into the barrier.
Ricciardo was following Magnussen through the slow second sector on the opening lap and simply squeezed up too tight behind the Dane, sending him spinning off the circuit. As Magnussen’s Haas drifted off circuit Ricciardo the tried to pass it but slammed into its rear tyre, causing terminal damage to both vehicles., Ricciardo knows he will not be racing in F1 next year, and is instead hoping to secure a reserve driver role with the hopes of returning to the grid full-time in 2024.
Whether the 33-year-old has consciously tried to be more aggressive and bold in his final few races is unclear, but these errors are the ones that will be most fresh in the minds of rival teams when they come to consider their 2024 line-ups at the end of next season, and could cost him the F1 redemption he yearns for.
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