Daniel Ricciardo says he feels ‘hurt’ after a pitstop mistake from Red Bull cost him the win in Monaco.
After storming to pole position on Saturday, Ricciardo dominated the opening stages of the Monaco Grand Prix, extending his lead over the Mercedes duo to over 12 seconds.
Whilst Ricciardo pitted for intermediate tyres, Hamilton stayed out on wets and maintained track position.
The Australian caught up with Hamilton but was unable to pass him, Ricciardo stayed out one extra lap as Hamilton pitted for slicks. Unfortunately for Ricciardo, a miscommunication in the pit stops relinquished a potential win to Hamilton.
In the post-race podium interviews, Ricciardo said: “I don’t even want to comment on the race, to be honest. Thanks for the fans, thanks for sticking out.
“From the outside, we put on a show but it shouldn’t have been as exciting as it was – two weekends in a row I have been screwed.
“I was called in the box, I didn’t make the call. They should have been ready. It hurts, I don’t have anything else to say.
“We had the speed, in the wet, pulled away, pitted for inters and put ourselves in a race with Lewis, which we didn’t need to be in. I felt I was quickest in all conditions, but second place doesn’t show much for it.”
