Daniel Ricciardo says he felt encouraged by Renault’s performance in Sunday’s US Grand Prix in which the French outfit defeated McLaren in the fight for ‘best of the rest’.
From the outset, Ricciardo, who started his race on the soft tyre, was on the attack, gaining several positions in the opening lap before settling at the head of the midfield in fifth.
However, the Aussie struggled to shake off the equally incisive Lando Norris, the Renault and McLaren drivers racing in close contention for almost the entire duration of the race.
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But in the spirited fight for P6, Ricciardo would have the last word.
“The start was fun and the first lap was cool,” Ricciardo said.
“I went back and forth a bit with Lando. Initially got him, he got me back and then I got him a few laps later.
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“Then he could see that his one stop was not going to work behind me, so they called him in for a two-stopper.
“Actually, just before that Albon had boxed for a two and I know that he has more pace with the Red Bull but he came back through us so quickly.”
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