Max Verstappen dominated proceedings for most of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend, except for a tiny 0.026 of second that it took his Red Bull teammate from claiming a surprise pole on Saturday at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Ricciardo who has been through a rough spell since, during the summer break, he announced his departure to Renault for next year. Thus pole in Mexico was a sweet comeback for the big smiling Aussie.
After watching his son win the race on Sunday, Jos Verstappen revealed to Ziggo Sport, "I saw him on Sunday morning and he told me straight away that he had slept very badly."
"Max was annoyed about the car and missing the pole, but also by Ricciardo. He celebrated his pole position with the exuberance of having become world champion. Max was very angry and wanted only one thing: to win."
Ricciardo's joy was shortlived as he was gobbled up at the start as his pole turned to fourth place early on and thereafter he was playing catch up until he was forced to park his car with his ninth DF of the season.
In contrast, Verstappen was simply in another league and powered to a commanding victory on a day his accomplishment was somewhat overshadowed by Lewis Hamilton clinching the world title with fourth place on the day in Mexico City.
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