Daniel Ricciardo has expressed his disappointment at his team’s strategy after missing out on points again.
The Aussie’s seventh place in China is his only points finish this season, but he looked set for a second top 10 appearance before a pit stop that left him on the hard tyres.
Ricciardo told GPToday after the race: "I am frustrated. I see Carlos Sainz riding in the points here and that is what I was sitting for. We opted for the hard tyre and he for the medium tyre. He passed us in his outlap. He finished where we wanted to finish.
"To be honest, we didn't give it home here. We didn't get the maximum out of the car because I think points could have been possible. It's small things that make sure you can't score points in midfield. We just haven't got it right yet and we'll have to improve."