Local hero Daniel Ricciardo had a home Grand Prix to forget on Sunday at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne.
Ricciardo didn't even complete the initial installation lap before the RB13 ground to a halt with an electrical problem. He was two laps down by the time he finally emerged from pit lane to join the race.
"Obviously I was lapping a few laps down," Ricciardo said after the race. "But we were getting some information which was better than nothing.
"I think the more laps we get with this car the more we're learning. It was still valuable track time."
However, even this upside was curtailed when the car finally died on lap 25. Ricciardo was forced to pull off and park by the side of the track.
"That was a separate issue [to the start]," he explained. "At the end we believe it was something to do with fuel pressure - basically it just switched off. There was nothing - it was just instant. No procedure I could do to stay out there.
"I feel bad for everyone, bad for the fans," he added.
"Obviously I believe there's more people here supporting me than the others. I'm sure they would have loved me to get out there and race, but it just kind of snowballed I guess from yesterday."
Ricciardo took heart from his team mate's performance, after Max Verstappen went on to claim a solid fifth place.
"I think the positive - if I'm going to look on the bright side - Max looked to be doing a relatively good pace. Maybe we can learn from something from his race today and as a team move forward.
"Happy to move on," he concluded. "It's okay. Obviously I'm disappointed today but I'll wake up tomorrow and be fine and ready to prepare and go for China."
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