During FP2 in Melbourne, the Red Bull driver was adjudged to have failed to “stay above the minimum time set by the FIA ECU [Electronic Control Unit]” in the final two sectors.
Ricciardo “admitted an error in reading his dash”, according to a statement released by race stewards, which went on to say that the Australian was found to have “slowed significantly”.
In light of that, the officials “imposed a lesser penalty than usual”, which included two penalty points.
Friday’s developments are the latest in a series of hard-luck stories for Ricciardo at his home GP, after he finished second in 2014 but was then disqualified for a mechanical issue.
Last year, Ricciardo crashed in qualifying and was forced to retire midway through the race.
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