Daniel Ricciardo doesn’t seem to be taking a break at the moment. Just when it seemed like the Australian had turned a page at the French Grand Prix, his fights returned to the Styrian mountains that weekend.
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Although Ricciardo put down decent lap times in practice, he finished today in qualifying a weak P13. Before the main race on Sunday, the 31-year-old summed up his hot Saturday at the Red Bull Ring.
Daniel Ricciardo admits that he didn’t expect P13 in qualifying
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Although Ricciardo is not at his best, he finished an impressive P6 in the last race at Le Castellet. In addition, he finished yesterday in the second practice session at the Grand Prix of Styria P2 behind Max Verstappen.
Despite these results, the Australian was only able to qualify for tomorrow’s race in 13th place. His team-mate Lando Norris not only made it into Q3, but also qualified for P4. The Briton will start tomorrow’s race from P3 because of Valtteri Bottas’s three-place penalty.
After a disappointing qualifying session, Ricciardo thought his pace was making McLaren scratch his head. He said, “I lost a lot of speed overnight.
“It’s not even qualification, we were already slow this morning. We were pretty wrong. So it’s another session where we scratch our heads a bit. It was a long way, sometimes like a second or so. “
However, the Australian believes his Friday performance will keep him motivated for tomorrow. “Yesterday was really strong and encouraging.
“I’m looking forward to tomorrow, of course. But yes, I definitely didn’t expect to be here after yesterday. “
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Ricciardo: I felt like I was pushing it
Despite his poor result, the Honey Badger believes he pushed his McLaren MCL35M to the limit at the Red Bull Ring. He said: “I didn’t think we had the perfect car yesterday, but the lap time came.
“And today I had the feeling that I was driving to the limits of the car in some areas. I couldn’t go any faster because I ran off the track. So I had the feeling that I was pushing it. “
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Despite starting from P14, Ricciardo will try to storm his way through the field in tomorrow’s race. In a midfield match where every point is precious, the 31-year-old’s McLaren must collect big points in order to stay ahead of his biggest rivals in Ferrari.
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Can the Australian regain his confidence with a strong finish tomorrow? Only time can tell.
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