Daniel Ricciardo ‘not that much of an a**hole’ as he waits on Lance Stroll apology
Daniel Ricciardo is yet to receive an apology from Lance Stroꦇll for their Chinese Grand Prಌix clash.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo says he and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll are yet to clear the air over their collision at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix.
The RB driver was left furious with Stroll after he was forced to retire with damage after being re♐ar-ended by the Canadian’s Aston Martin as the field bunched up at the hairpin during a Safety Car restart in Shanghai.
Ricciardo said at the 🦹time that Stroll’s refusal to take responsibility for the clash made his “bꩲlood boil”.
Asked if he wanted to speak with Stroll𒐪 ahead of this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, Ricciardo replied: "I would say no, because I feel it's not going🧸 to go anywhere.
"I can accept an apology, I'm not that much of an asshole. But the fact that there's not even that... He clearly doesn't think he did anything wrong. So I guess there's no𝄹t much to say.
"Obviously, if we si🦂t next to each other in the drivers' briefing and he wants to chat, I'm not going to ignꦗore him or anything.”
Ricciardo believes it 🍌is always better for drivers to clear the air after an incident, regardless of who was at fault, to avoid making “enemies”.
"When I was younger, maybe I was more stubborn, didn't always apologi🤡se for somethi💎ng that was my fault," he explained.
"But the last few years, if I take someone out or even if it's 50/🔜50, I'll still say: 'Look📖, maybe I could have done better, so sorry for ruining our day.' I'll just text them clear the air a little bit.
"We're all rivals, but you don't want to have a target and you don't need enemies. I'm not going as far as saying he is an enemy or anything. It's an 🅘incident and we'll move on.
"But you don't obviously want to get what you're giving. In that position, if I didn't see him in person I would at least say:🗹 'Hey man sorry, I was looking somewhere else, or you braked really hard and caught me off guard.' Whatever, just something.
"But yeah, it's fine🐈. Obviously we're talking about it, but I have certainly moved on.”
Stroll refused to answer questions on the subject, simply responding: "Not for this room. Those ✨things are done behind closed door🌱s."
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