Sainz complained about traffic after qualifying 16th for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, while also claiming that drivers deliberately throw “a little bit of dirty air” at rivals in order to hamper them while not technically being guilty of impeding.
Told that Sainz is starting a place behind him in Sunday’s season finale at Yas Island, Ricciardo suggested that the Spaniard is known for making life tricky for other drivers.
“Oh, directly behind me?” said Ricciardo. “I'm going to speak to him.
“I know he upsets some people in practice and stuff, like he's normally the upsetter. He gets in the way.
“So I'm going to tell him to maybe not press his left foot too much into Turn 1 tomorrow [Sunday] and upset some people and help me out!
“I don't know why he does it, but he is always the culprit. But look, he hasn't upset me this weekend.
“I don't know if he's just messing with us, but he definitely seems to be the one that everyone likes to talk about in terms of impeding and whatever.
“He's going to get what he's given. But he started it!”
Source: Autosport