Daniel Ricciardo struggles to achieve

 Outstripped by his teammate Sebastian Vettel during the weekend, Daniel Ricciardo raised his level in the race this Sunday and took advantage of the various avatars that hit the Mercedes lead to pass Nico Rosberg two laps from the goal. But it was above all Sergio Pérez and his Force India that the Australian struggled for a long time. “We struggled to pass the Force Indias, they had a good car on the straights. Sergio drove well and didn't make any mistakes. » However, the Mexican Force India driver had tires that were much more worn than the Red Bull n ° 3. “In the end, I needed a mistake on his part. He was close to Nico and overestimated his braking at the last chicane and I managed to stay with him. Afterwards I knew I had a good car at the first braking and it happened. »

Subsequently, the Australian driver returned to Rosberg's injured Mercedes without difficulty. Ricciardo admits that it took him a while to realize that he was flying to victory. “ It's not like I had time to realize that I was going to win, which is why it takes a while to figure out. It's still a little surreal, and really cool." explained Ricciardo who enters the pages of History of the F1 as a Grand Prix winner.

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