BUDAPEST, Hungary — Daniel Ricciardo’s frustration turned to anger as he drove again to the pits after the Hungarian Grand Prix as he waited for an apology from his RB workforce which by no means got here.

Ricciardo had a standout qualifying efficiency on Saturday however after beginning ninth he completed out of the factors in twelfth.

He had pitted on lap seven, with RB showing to observe the lead of different rivals within the pack round him additionally making early stops.

That decision left the Australian in a irritating race caught in a queue of automobiles caught on near-identical methods.

RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda didn’t make his first cease till lap 27 and managed to complete ninth, which added to Ricciardo’s frustration at what might need been.

Requested if he was disenchanted, he stated: “Massively. Why they pitted me after they did at first was … we adopted the set of automobiles in — they’ve simply are available, we now have a transparent observe, and we determined to pit behind them and put ourselves in a DRS prepare.

“And it is like … then on the identical tyre, all on a tough, so … that was, I imply, properly, I’ve had quite a lot of races, and I’ve had quite a lot of irritating ones. However that is up there. As a result of we had the tempo and we principally gave Yuki the race that we had in entrance of us. And we each might have carried out that. And we did not.”

Ricciardo stated his frustration boiled over within the lap again to the pits when ready for somebody to take account for the technique he had been placed on.

“I did not have time [to question the call]. It is a late name, ‘field field field’ and also you pit. However actually, as quickly as I am pulling within the pits … I am questioning. You realize, you get known as in Flip 13 – and it’s a must to react.

“Two automobiles jumped us initially with a comfortable tyre. That is advantageous, allow them to go. They pit — and we observe them. To then simply be on their technique. It is … We might have had clear air and an opportunity to, I believe, [have] Yuki’s race. I actually, I used to be anticipating extra. On the in lap I used to be ready for, ‘Sorry. We f—-d up.’ And I did not get it. So, that made me much more indignant.”

Forward of the weekend Ricciardo, who has not but been supplied an extension with RB for 2025, stated he was treating Hungary and Belgium are the 2 most essential races of his profession.

On whether or not that made the state of affairs much more irritating, he stated: “Sure, positively. After which, like Stroll’s catching me a second lap and perhaps extra and so they’re saying, you recognize, it is actually essential to maintain him behind and what would you like me to do? You pitted me so early. I am on older tyres. I am additionally being anticipated to battle once we’re probably not in a battle anymore.

“So, that was additionally irritating, you recognize, it is like, there was instances the place I simply felt like we … the mattress was made. Pissed off.”