Daniel Ricciardo on a great series

In 2014, the thorn in the side of Mercedes W05 Hybrid is called Daniel Ricciardo. Only driver to have won a race apart from Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, the Australian Red Bull has just won three of the last six Grands Prix contested. Despite the return of Nico Rosberg at the end of the race, the teammate of Sebastian Vettel held on.

“It’s true that the Mercedes came back very strongly. For my part, I mainly hoped that everything would go well, and I was focused on my work, and focused on my lap times. It was good to see the checkered flag, because it never comes fast enough. » The Australian completed a race over two stops, unlike Rosberg's Mercedes who observed a third stop which allowed him to maintain a higher pace at the end of the race, but insufficient to win. “When Nico came into the pits, I knew we had to stay strong on track, keep calm and maintain the advantage we had. » admits Ricciardo.

With this success, Daniel Ricciardo consolidates his 3rd place in the Drivers' championship.

Find the report and analysis of the Belgian Grand Prix produced by our special correspondents in Spa, in issue 1975 of AUTOhebdo, available from tomorrow evening in digital version and from Wednesday on newsstands.