Bold Daniel cops nudge

DANIEL Ricciardo has no regrets about the first-lap collision at the Brazil Grand Prix that almost resulted in his third consecutive Formula One non-finish.

The Australian finished sixth at Interlagos yesterday in the season’s penultimate race, after starting 14th because of a 10-place grid penalty. But the Red Bull star’s efforts to make up places early on lap one almost backfired when he was involved in a three-way collision on the second turn, which took Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren-Honda) out of the race.

Ricciardo was bumped in the rear by Vandoorne, causing him to spin.

“The car didn’t suffer any damage. We just changed the tyres and then I could get on with the race and make some good overtakes,” he said.

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won in Brazil but recently crowned four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton produced the drive of the day.

Hamilton started from pitlane after changes to his car following a crash in qualifying to finish fourth.