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Ricciardo DQ'd over new fuel rule

Home favourite Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified from his sensational second-place finish at the Australian Grand Prix for breaching a new limit on fuel use, officials said on Sunday. After a marathon hearing, stewards announced that Ricciardo, who finished runner-up in his Red Bull behind Nico Rosberg, was excluded from the race result at the season-opener. Stewards said that Ricciardo's Red Bull car was not in compliance with F1 technical regulations and had exceeded the maximum fuel flow, or rate of fuel consumption, of 100kg/h. Red Bull immediately said they would appeal the decision, which made Ricciardo the first casualty of new limits on maximum fuel load and fuel flow introduced...
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