Red Bull defy form for double points finish

Red Bull knew that it was going to be a difficult weekend for them at the Italian Grand Prix, that’s why they took the chance to do what McLaren did and do a strategic engine change.

It put them at the back of the grid, but with some help of some retirements, notably the Lotus drivers early on which could have been difficult to pass they managed to find their way up to the top ten.

Battles including that with their Toro Rosso stablemates, and the McLaren Honda’s whose power deficit was noticeable.

Daniel Ricciardo was the leading Red Bull at the end of the race, and said afterwards, “It was a great result for the team considering where we started and the characteristics of this track. It was sweet taking that eighth place on the last lap from Ericsson.

“I am very happy with the chassis, the car was handling really well, and we were able to fight with a Ferrari and a Mercedes-powered car on a track where we lost out a lot on the straights.

“It wasn’t an easy weekend for us, but I think the race was positive and the energy in the team is good. I will probably celebrate with one more pizza.”

Dany Kvyat only just scraped into the points, and was two places behind his team mate, “Monza was always going to be a tough weekend for us. Our race wasn’t too bad considering where we started on the track, because of our penalties.

“I didn’t see much action during the race but it was a positive result to finish in the points, down to good teamwork. We’ll have to come back stronger in Singapore, where the track characteristics should suit us better.”

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