Daniel Ricciardo says RB will not be but contemplating abandoning its automobile’s model new improve bundle and reverting to its earlier specification regardless of the crew’s dismal efficiency in final weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix.
RB unveiled in Barcelona what many certified as a real ‘B automobile’ given the extent of the modifications carried out on its VCARB 01, which included adjustments to the automobile’s flooring in addition to a brand new engine cowl, revised sidepod inlets, and a brand new rear wing and beam wing.
Whereas the Faenza-based outfit anticipated its contender to take a step ahead and permit the crew to uphold its midfield momentum, it was clear from the outset that this may not be the case.
In qualifying, each Ricciardo and teammate Yuki Tsunoda have been knocked out in Q1 which left the pair seventeenth and 18th on Sunday’s grid.
The race supplied no redemption. Ricciardo managed a distant fifteenth place end, nearly half a minute behind the ultimate factors scorer, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, whereas Tsunoda concluded his day a distant P19.
On the finish of the day, RB was left with extra questions than solutions concerning their automobile’s surprising lack of tempo in its new configuration.
However time is of the essence for the Italian outfit, with the subsequent race simply across the nook in Austria.
Whereas Ricciardo stays optimistic concerning the upgrades themselves, a swift and thorough evaluation is essential to make sure they do not proceed to hinder the crew’s progress.
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Nonetheless, the Aussie isn’t dismissing a full return to the VCARB 01’s earlier spec.
“I believe that temptation in all probability solely exists in perhaps in 72 hours,” Ricciardo mentioned. “If we’re nonetheless not sure or there is not any clear reply then perhaps we are saying: ‘Okay. can we simply in the meanwhile return?’
“However proper now I am not there but to resort to that. As soon as we put every part on the desk, if we’re nonetheless like that, then that in all probability turns into a query.”
The most important head-scratcher for Ricciardo was his personal constructive feeling behind the wheel. Regardless of the shortage of tempo, he felt comfy controlling the automobile.
This, coupled along with his and the crew’s perception they’d extracted probably the most from the bundle on race day, created a puzzling scenario.
“It was a very, actually unusual weekend for us to have dropped off a lot,” Ricciardo defined.
“I did not have a nasty feeling in qualifying. Within the debrief Yuki and myself each felt we did good laps, we felt just like the stability wasn’t unhealthy.
“I believe merely lacked the load and we in all probability do not actually get every part out of the brand new bundle.
“Actually I felt good within the race. I used to be proud of what I received out of it, however fifteenth will not be one thing that we will be completely happy about.
“I’ve received loads of notes and suggestions from the race. The subsequent 48-72 hours [we have] a number of issues to take a look at.”
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