Riccardo: It hurt so much I was shocked

Daniel Ricardo stands by those racers who are concerned about the situation with the car build up, which turns into a furious shaking at high speeds, which certainly affects health – what condition was Lewis Hamilton in after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, everyone he saw the broadcast from Baku.

According to Australian racer McLaren, while driving on a city circuit, it seemed to him that he was a ball hitting a professional basketball player.

“It’s scary to imagine how everyone else feels because honestly I felt bad on Sunday in Baku,” Daniel said after the race. “The problems are really serious. Simply put, all this leads to painful feelings. I don’t think it should hurt that much.

It literally feels like you are in the hands of a professional basketball player when he is dribbling in a very low stance. It’s like a Stephen Curry demonstrating the art of dribbling.

This is of course bad, this is not normal and I think we should do something. Look at George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, for example: I know their cars are subject to a very strong build-up. If it hurt me, I can’t even imagine what they went through.
It has probably never been as bad as in Baku. Apparently this leads to compression of the spine, you experience pain – it feels like it is squeezing you, and this is bad. It also hurt when I got out of the car, it was a shock to me – I’m not exaggerating.

I think it’s also a matter of a certain frequency of these vibrations that affect the brain and spine. I don’t think it’s helpful, especially if you’re thinking about the future. This is one of those situations where we don’t want to be naive or ignorant and just tolerate if this phenomenon can lead to far-reaching consequences.”