Day with two faces for Daniel Ricciardo in Bahrain

Author of the best start this Friday in Bahrain with a best time in free practice 1, Daniel Ricciardo carried out a second, more mixed driving session in night conditions. The fault, according to the Australian Red Bull Racing to modifications made to his RB14 which did not have the expected result.

“I don't just want to go back to the car from FP1, because I think we can still improve it, notes Ricciardo. We can find a happy medium on the balance and the overall feeling isn't too bad. »

According to the Australian, Red Bull should get closer to the top positions, and get involved in the expected fight between Mercedes et Ferrari. “I don’t think tonight’s position is too important.

I had traffic on the first lap, so I had to do a second, and I lost a little time. Mercedes will improve further in qualifying but we will be closer than we were tonight. »

Ricciardo also clarified that he did not want to see a penalty applied to Valtteri Bottas, which hampered him during free practice 2. “It's testing, it's frustrating but I don't think anyone accepted my penalty last time (sanctioned in Australia for not slowing down sufficiently under a red flag) and I don't want to get into this game. I don't think he was warned on the radio, so it's probably not his fault. »