'Figure it out': Daniel Ricciardo fumes over latest Renault disaster

Daniel Ricciardo has lamented a missed opportunity in the Monaco Grand Prix after a pit stop saw the Aussie caught in the middle of the pack.

Ricciardo was looking to take kick-start his season with a strong showing in Monaco, where he won last year, as he qualified seventh fastest on the weekend.

After a strong start to the race Ricciardo moved up to fifth before Charles Leclerc crashed into the barriers and retired, bringing the safety car out on lap 11.

The top four drivers all pitted and Renault called for Ricciardo to also pit.

But unfortunately, the Aussie came back out in 13th place and cut a forlorn figure after struggling to move up the pack and finishing in ninth place.

Lewis Hamilton battled with tyre issues and a late fight from Max Verstappen to finish in first place.

When asked by Sky Sports 1 if it was a mistake to pit stop when the safety car was out, Ricciardo said: “We have to figure it out.”

“I got caught in … as soon as they [Renault] said ‘box’ I got no time to react or react differently but obviously it wasn’t the right call.

“I’ll settle and we’ll sort it out as a team what we can do better.

“We both [Ricciardo and Hulkenberg] came in and just handed everyone else a position. It’s a shame.

“We had a great start … had a good turn one and got into fifth and that was really our place so it’s a shame. We could have had a big result today.”

Teammate Nico Hulkenberg was equally as frustrated and said “nothing went our way today” after finishing 14th.

Ricciardo did finish in 10th, but a time penalty to Grosjean saw the Aussie move up on position.

The two points collected at Monaco is the second time Ricciardo has picked up points this season after finishing seventh in Shanghai.