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Stoked to see Ricciardo in the Red Bull team! Reckon he's a very bright star in the making :-))
Very disappointed about the quieter engines for sure!
I really want Ham to win the championship again this year :-)) Mind you, would also love to see Rosberg win! Actually, anyone but Vettel to be honest!!!
They're good mates but the friendship will be tested this season. Rosberg title for his Dad Keke's sake would be great.
Agree! Always remember Keke from when I was young!
Dan doing brilliantly in Quali so far!! Would be so awesome to see him out-qualify #VileVettel !
Vettel misses the top 10 shoot out!
Wooo Hooo!! And Dan was super awesome!! The universe delivers! :-))
Awesome Quali!!! Love that 1,2,3!!!!
Vettel dropped out early![]()
Daniel Ricciardo finishes 2nd behind Nico Rosberg
SUPER STOKED for Daniel Ricciardo!! What a bloody great weekend for WA sport!! (Except for the Wildcats, but they're doing bloody good overall anyway so that's ok!) Lol :-D
Am going to go to the Singapore GP this year! Just decided!!
Daniel Ricciardo faces Australian Grand Prix disqualification after finishing second behind Nico Rosberg
Updated 16 minutes ago
Australian Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo is facing disqualification for exceeding the maximum allowed fuel flow during his race to a second place finish at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday.
Australian Grand Prix top-10
Pos Driver Team
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
3 Kevin Magnussen McLaren
4 Jenson Button McLaren
5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
6 Valtteri Bottas Williams
7 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
8 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso
9 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
10 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
Retirements: K Kobayashi, F Massa, L Hamilton, S Vettel, M Ericsson, P Maldonado, J Bianchi
Ricciardo looked to have made history by becoming the first local to finish in a podium place at the Australian Grand Prix in the Formula One era, only for his car to be referred to stewards.
"During the race car number 03 has exceeded consistently the maximum allowed fuel flow of 100 kg/h," technical delgate Jo Bauer said.
"As this is not in compliance ... I am referring this matter to the stewards for their consideration."
Red Bull has appealed the disqualification.
The 24-year-old's fuel flow is in breach of Article 5.1.4 of the 2014 Formula One technical regulations, with FIA race director Charlie Whiting saying there is a zero-tolerance policy to the fuel flow issue.
Earlier, Nico Rosberg claimed victory in the opening race of the F1 season at Albert Park, beating Ricciardo by 24 seconds, while McLaren's Magnussen finished third.
With Ricciardo's potential disqualification, it means a second-and-third finish for McLaren, as Magnussen gets bumped up to runner-up spot while team-mate Jenson Button completes the top three.
The German Mercedes driver's win came after team-mate Lewis Hamilton retired early in the race with engine problems, around the same time defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull also exited out of contention.
The retirements meant both Rosberg and Ricciardo rocketed to the forefront of race contention, having qualified in second and third position.
Rosberg had built up a 14-second lead after 32 laps and even with a pit-stop still to make on Ricciardo, extended that to over 16 seconds by the 43rd lap.
Ultimately, Rosberg finished 24 seconds ahead of the Australian, in a formidable title warning of the capabilities of Mercedes' W05 car to the rest of the chasing pack field.
"Brilliant guys. What a car you gave me, what a car," an elated Rosberg bellowed over Mercedes' team radio.
Magnussen remarkably became the first Danish driver in history to claim a Formula One podium finish, all in his debut Formula one season.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso came fifth, which could be promoted to fourth if Ricciardo is disqualified.
The race started in spectacular fashion as Caterham's Kamui Kobayashi - on his return to Formula One - clipped Williams' Felipe Massa on the first corner, sending both drivers sprawling into the gravel and out of the race.
Pole-sitter Hamilton was forced to retire with an engine complaint in just the third lap, before Vettel pulled into the pits to retire soon after, having struggled with power problems from the first lap.
Williams driver Valtteri Bottas also pushed too hard coming out of turn 10, hitting the wall hard and breaking his rear rim, losing the wheel two corners later. Bottas's lost wheel forced the Finn down the grid and also brought out the safety car, prompting early, strategic pit-stops from the race leaders during the 12th lap.
Twenty laps in, Ricciardo was still trailing Rosberg by about five seconds, before being told over the Red Bull radio he no longer needed to conserve fuel, prompting an aggressive push from the Australian.
McLaren's Jenson Button pitted to take on medium tyres after 32 laps, allowing the Briton the remainder of the race without stops after using both tyre compounds.
Applause then emerged from the Williams garage when Bottas - having lost his tyre so early in the race - temporarily moved up to fifth place, having made use of the safety car superbly to repair the damage to his wheel.
Having narrowed the gap between second and third to 1.1 seconds on the 49th lap, Kevin Magnussen received orders to put the pressure on Ricciardo, who looked to be struggling with eight laps to go.
But with the race all but Rosberg's, Ricciardo showed tremendous poise to hold off the hyper-talented Magnussen and secure the runner-up spot.
Applause then emerged from the Williams garage when Bottas - having lost his tyre so early in the race - temporarily moved up to fifth place, having made use of the safety car superbly to repair the damage to his wheel.
Having narrowed the gap between second and third to 1.1 seconds on the 49th lap, Kevin Magnussen received orders to put the pressure on Ricciardo, who looked to be struggling with eight laps to go.
But with the race all but Rosberg's, Ricciardo showed tremendous poise to hold off the hyper-talented Magnussen and secure the runner-up spot.
Race winner Rosberg praised his Mercedes team, saying the Melbourne win will lay the foundations for a real tilt at the drivers' and constructors' championships.
"It has been an amazing time in Melbourne. The support has been fantastic, Daniel got more support than me, but that's normal," he said.
"It has been an amazing day. Everyone has worked so hard over the weather and to have such an amazing [W05] Silver Arrow is unbelievable.
"The reliability was good and it's the perfect start to the season."
A beaming Ricciardo thanked the enthusiastic crowd - which erupted in applause when he lifted his second-place silverware - for the "overwhelming" support.
"Just two or three weeks ago, I would bet everything I have that we would not be standing up here," Ricciardo said on the podium.
"Full credit to the team for an unbelievable turnaround. I don't understand how they did it, but they did.
"And thanks to the Aussie fans. The support has been completely overwhelming."
But Ricciardo's joy could turn to abject disappointment if stewards convert his runner-up finish to a disqualification.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-1...?section=sport
poor bloke must be gutted. he drove really well this afternoon.
least he finished and vetell didnt!
Last edited by jono; 16-03-14 at 19:17.