Daniel Ricciardo expressed mixed emotions at Red Bull’s pace during qualifying for the second round of the season in Bahrain. Red Bull was frequently adrift of the Mercedes/Ferrari axis across one-lap in 2017, and again Ricciardo was unable to live with the pace of its opponents, as he wound up fifth fastest. However, Ricciardo finished the session within two-tenths of fourth-placed Lewis Hamilton, and within half a second of polesitter Sebastian Vettel. “Part of me is disappointed that we are so close but still at the tail of the lead pack in qualifying, but I don’t think I could really have done much better,” said Ricciardo. “Lewis was still a couple of...
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