Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo believes that he ‘belongs' in the top 10 on short run pace despite a ‘mixed' showing in Friday practice at the Chinese Grand Prix. The Australian was 1.328s off Sebastian Vettel’s morning lap time in sixth position, then ninth in Practice 2 at 1.006s from Valtteri Bottas' benchmark. However, he has emerged upbeat and suggested that he was confident of making Qualifying 3 for the first time with the Renault factory team. “We got out the gates well this morning and it seemed quite positive in the car,” said Ricciardo. “Our short run pace looks like it belongs inside the top 10, so tomorrow will be about piecing everything together and...
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