MISSING SOME PACE
D
aniel Ricciardo qualified fifth for
the Austrian Grand Prix, although
the Red Bull driver believes he
might have mixed it up with the up with
the pace setters, he concedes that
Mercedes and Ferrari are ahead of the
game.
Speaking after qualifying at Red
Bull Ring, the big smiling Aussie said,
“I thought I could have improved a bit
more to be honest. The first sector on my
fastest lap was not perfect so my guess
is that I could have gone quicker – a bit.
But I think there are a few people who
are in that mode!”
“When I look at Kimi’s time I think I
could have beaten it, but then probably
he improved as well. So making a long
story short: it was the best I could do
position-wise.”
Last time out in Baku, Ricciardo
sprung a surprise when he survived
the mayhem to post his first win of the
season. But Red Bull’s home track
was always going to be a challenge for
his team who do not have the power
available match title contenders.
He acknowledges, “We are getting
there. I think our car has been pretty
good in the medium high-speed sections
this weekend. So let’s see also what
Silverstone will hold for us.”
“It is pretty similar to here in terms of
high speed corners – but there are also
some long straights as well, so my guess
is that we will get a bit closer to both the
front teams there.”