Daniel Ricciardo branded his new teammate Yuki Tsunoda ‘a f***ing helmet’ after the pair almost collided in Bahrain.
The RB teammates narrowly prevented a crash throughout the cool-down lap following the Bahrain Grand Prix when Tsunoda dive-bombed down the within of the Australian.
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Locking up closely within the course of, Tsunoda missed Ricciardo’s automobile by a matter of inches, leaving the 34-year-old fuming on the workforce radio.
He may very well be heard saying: “What the f***?! I am going to put it aside. He is a f***ing helmet!”
Tsunoda was left pissed off by workforce orders for the drivers to swap positions throughout the race, which means that Ricciardo completed the race in thirteenth with the Japanese star in 14th.
Addressing the incident post-race, Ricciardo advised F1 TV: “I got here on the radio and was attempting to remain cool. A little bit of immaturity, as an example that.
“I am being very wise proper now, however let’s name it immaturity. He is clearly pissed off with the workforce orders name.
“However let’s be actual, that is one thing we talked about earlier than the race. It was very possible I used to be going to make use of a smooth on the finish of the race.
“So he knew that there was an opportunity that I’d have a tempo benefit on the finish and if he will get the decision, then it should occur.
“He is not giving me factors, we’re combating for thirteenth, so at the very least give us one of the best probability to get at the very least one automobile within the factors.”
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Each Ricciardo and Tsunoda may have the prospect to placed on a united entrance once they take to the monitor for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix subsequent week.
