The race at Interlagos was halted after the primary lap following a chaotic begin involving Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen.

The crash resulted in Ricciardo and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri sustaining harm.

The pink flag gave AlphaTauri and McLaren the right alternative to restore their automobiles for the following restart, nonetheless, they’d must do it from their respective pit garages.

As per the FIA laws, any automobiles which might be labored on are compelled to start out from the pit lane.

Thus, Piastri and Ricciardo would rejoin the race a lap behind the remainder of the sector.

It meant neither driver had a sensible shot at scoring factors, leaving Ricciardo extremely annoyed afterwards.

He stated over workforce radio: “Alright. I may rant and clarify how f***king sh** these guidelines are however everyone knows it. So sorry for you guys. You probably did a fantastic job repairing the automobile.”

Chatting with the media after the race, Ricciardo felt it “uncovered a flaw” within the guidelines.

“I believe firstly, it uncovered a flaw or one thing within the guidelines as a result of I didn’t really feel like we ever did a racing lap and then you definitely already begin the race a lap down,” Ricciardo added.

“Oscar and I fell sufferer to that right now. Okay, it’s two of us right now, but when 15 automobiles had harm and needed to do what we did, are they going to start out a race with 15 automobiles a lap down? 

“I don’t suppose so. So I believe they have to be a bit extra open-minded. In order that was irritating.”