MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- Red Bull admitted a communication error between the pit wall and garage ultimately cost Daniel Ricciardo victory at the Monaco Grand Prix.
As Ricciardo crossed the line 7.3 seconds behind race winner Lewis Hamilton it was clear that a 13.6s pit stop on lap 32 had cost the Red Bull driver his fourth career win. A typical F1 pit stop can be conducted in under three seconds, but a mix up in the garage meant the right tyres were not ready when Ricciardo entered the pits.
Hamilton had pitted a lap earlier from the lead to change from a very well-worn set of full wets to ultra-softs slicks, but a slow outlap on the still-drying circuit gave Red Bull a healthy window in which to pit Ricciardo and retake the lead.