Renault aimed “much higher” according to Ricciardo

The yellow and black had started to dream. During free practice 3 this Saturday morning, the Renault had reached 3rd and 4th places, a good omen for qualifying. Alas! Esteban Ocon et Daniel Ricciardo continued to stick together, but without managing to advance to Q3.

“We were aiming much higher than that,” reacted Daniel Ricciardo, twelfth. “We got through to Q2 quite comfortably with just one fast lap on the softs, but then we struggled to keep pace. »

The Diamond didn't understand why. “We have to dig into this,” comments Esteban Ocon. “We seemed to lose the rear, the grip and the tires weren't working as well as they had been. This is something we need to figure out because it's a solid weekend outside of this session. »

The Frenchman demonstrated last weekend that starting eleventh does not stop him from being ambitious. " It is not finished. tomorrow it's all or nothing. We have to come back, we have to score good points and we have the choice of tires at the start. Strategy will be the key to the race. »

Renault has no other choice but to attack as much as possible to get back up Racing Point and McLaren in the constructors' championship.