Ricciardo recovers from late run-in with Rosberg to claim first podium in 2015 - MotorSportsTalk

Daniel Ricciardo bounced back from a late run-in with Nico Rosberg to claim his first podium finish of the 2015 Formula 1 season in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Ricciardo came into contention for the race win following a safety car period with 20 laps to go, running third behind Rosberg, who in turn was behind leader Sebastian Vettel.

In a bid to challenge for the race win, Ricciardo tried to pass Rosberg with a lunge at the first corner on lap 64, only for the two drivers to make contact. Rosberg was left with a puncture that caused him to drop down the order and finish the race in eighth place.

Ricciardo was forced to pit for a new front wing, but managed to get back out on track in third place with fresh tires, allowing him to post the fastest lap of the race.

Although he was unable to catch Red Bull teammate Daniil Kvyat before the end of the race, the Australian was still delighted with the result in light of his many incidents.

“It was a crazy race,” Ricciardo said. “There was contact in turn one, I thought there was a lot of damage, I thought the race was over. Contact on the restart with Lewis, I thought the race was over, and then contact with Nico as well.

“We were resilient today. I left it all on the track. I put my heart into everything today, and I think that’s the way Jules [Bianchi] would have wanted it. I owe that race to him.

“I’m very grateful to be on the podium. It feels like a victory. It’s been a long time, a long season for me. I feel I gained some strength today. I owe this one to him.”

The stewards did investigate the collision between Ricciardo and Rosberg, only to decide that neither driver was entirely to blame for their coming together.

“I came from a long way back,” Ricciardo explained. “We know we don’t have the speed on the straights. I knew we were quick enough to win.

“I saw Seb wasn’t getting away, so I thought if I could get Nico then I could probably get Seb. The laps were counting down, I saw a gap and I went for it.

“At that stage, the move was clean, and then it just looked like Nico cut back on the exit and came across. I didn’t have enough room and I touched his tire.

“It was close. It was disappointed we both ruined our chances of the win, but I wanted to leave it all out there.”

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The NTT IndyCar Series will return to the Motor City for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix but with start times in a new location for 2023.

After a 30-year run on Belle Isle, the Detroit GP has moved a few miles south to the streets of downtown on a new nine-turn, 1.7-mile circuit that runs along the Detroit River.

It’s the first time single-seater open-cockpit cars have raced on the streets of Detroit since a CART event on a 2.5-mile downtown layout from 1989-91. Formula One also raced in Detroit from 1982-88.

The reimagined Detroit Grand Prix also will play host to nightly concerts and bring in venders from across the region. Roger Penske predicts the new downtown locale will be bigger for Detroit than when the city played host to the 2006 Super Bowl.

Here are the details and IndyCar start times for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach race weekend (all times are ET):

CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX INDYCAR START TIMES

TV: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET on NBC and streaming on Peacock, the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com. Leigh Diffey is the announcer with analysts Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kevin Lee are the pit reporters. Click here for the full NBC Sports schedule for IndyCar in 2023.

Peacock also will be the streaming broadcast for both practices and qualifying.

POSTRACE SHOW ON PEACOCK: After the race’s conclusion, an exclusive postrace show will air on Peacock with driver interviews, postrace analysis and the podium presentation. To watch the extended postrace show, click over to the special stream on Peacock after Sunday’s race ends.

COMMAND TO START ENGINES: 3:23 p.m. ET

GREEN FLAG: 3:30 p.m. ET

PRACTICE: Friday, 3 p.m. (Peacock Premium); Saturday, 9:05 a.m. (Peacock Premium); Sunday, 10 a.m. (Peacock Premium)

QUALIFYING: Saturday, 1:20 p.m. (Peacock Premium)

RACE DISTANCE: The race is 100 laps (170 miles) on a nine-turn, 1.7-mile temporary street course in downtown Detroit.

TIRE ALLOTMENT: Seven sets primary, four sets alternate. Rookie drivers are allowed one extra primary set for the first practice.

PUSH TO PASS: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation (Indy NXT: 150 seconds total, 15 seconds per). The push-to-pass is not available on the initial start or any restart unless it occurs in the final two laps or three minutes of a timed race. The feature increases the power of the engine by approximately 60 horsepower.

FORECAST: According to Wunderground.com, it’s expected to be 80 degrees with a 0% chance of rain.

ENTRY LIST: Click here to view the 27 drivers racing Sunday at Detroit

INDY NXT RACES: Saturday, 12:05 p.m. 45 laps/55 minutes (Peacock Premium); Sunday, 12:50 p.m. 45 laps/55 minutes (Peacock Premium)

INDY NXT ENTRY LIST: Click here to view the 19 drivers racing at Detroit