Ricciardo eradicated, Piastri sixth at Aussie F1 Grand Prix qualifying

• Ricciardo had by no means being eradicated in Q1 in Australia
• Delivered clutch lap to place himself in a robust place 
• Stewards deleted the time, although, on account of a technicality 

Daniel Ricciardo has been eradicated from the primary qualifying session on the Australian F1 Grand Prix at Albert Park for the primary time in historical past after exceeding monitor limits.

The Aussie had delivered what seemed to be a clutch closing lap to advance to Q2 earlier than stewards deleted that point as a result of they deemed Ricciardo exceeded monitor limits at Flip 5.

The deleted lap time would have positioned Ricciardo within the prime 10 and been adequate for him to advance to Q2, 

Nevertheless the stewards’ name means Ricciardo is not going to progress to Q2 and can begin on the again row of the grid based mostly on his second-best lap time, leaving the Aussie in 18th place.

RB staff principal Laurent Mekies stated: ‘It is very troublesome to swallow however that is the way in which it’s. Daniel was doing an excellent job, in all probability his greatest lap to date and greater than sufficient to get into Q2.

 ‘He was a bit vast in Flip 5 and by a couple of centimetres we’re off monitor.’

In the meantime Australia’s rising star Oscar Piastri will begin Sunday’s race from sixth after a formidable qualifying session for McLaren.

‘Thrilling,’ Piastri stated. 

‘It has been an excellent weekend to date. We have got some good momentum. Let’s examine what we are able to do.’ 

Max Verstappen has his sights set on a third-straight win to open 2024, with the defending Components One world champion claiming pole for the Australian Grand Prix.

The Crimson Bull celebrity blitzed qualifying on Saturday as he goals to again up final yr’s race victory at Albert Park.

Verstappen secured the thirty fifth pole of his profession, ending in entrance of resurgent Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz and his Crimson Bull teammate Sergio Perez.