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Daniel Ricciardo savoured his first factors of the System One season on Saturday and mentioned it was good to silence a few of his doubters.
MIAMI: Daniel Ricciardo savoured his first factors of the System One season on Saturday and mentioned it was good to silence a few of his doubters.
The RB driver, who began the marketing campaign tipped for a return to champions Purple Bull subsequent 12 months however has struggled to ship, began and completed fourth within the Miami dash race for 5 factors.
Fourth, albeit in a 100km race with out pitstops, was the Australian’s highest inserting in any format since 2021 when he was at McLaren.
“Each huge outcome all the time feels prefer it’s a wanted one. It’s a contented feeling, it’s a strong feeling,” Ricciardo informed Sky Sports activities tv.
“Additionally to again up yesterday, (dash) qualifying was clearly nice, however to again it up over the course of a dash race, that’s much more satisfying. So it feels superb, and good to additionally hold just a few folks quiet.”
Ricciardo mentioned each lap he may defend his place, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz fifth, felt like a pat on the again.
He additionally credited a change of chassis on the earlier race in China for giving him again some confidence within the automobile.
“Instantly I truthfully felt one thing. I felt like extra feeling, a bit extra confidence in what the automobile was going to provide me,” he added. “It’s not that it was far off however there was simply one thing lacking.
“In comparison with (group mate) Yuki (Tsunoda) firstly of the 12 months I may simply really feel like I wasn’t in a position to do what he was in a position to do in a variety of the corners. I knew there was one thing there so I believe there actually was one thing with the chassis.”
Ricciardo mentioned a flooring improve for Miami had additionally helped with excessive pace efficiency. Tsunoda completed eighth for the ultimate dash level.
Qualifying for Sunday’s predominant Grand Prix adopted on Saturday.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
