Ricciardo: Get results quickly

Si Daniel Ricciardo seemed to be struggling at Silverstone, he showed himself to be on pace with his teammate at the Nürburgring by qualifying 25 thousandths behind Vitantonio Liuzzi. The Australian finished the race ahead of Karun Chandhok, who was making his first Grand Prix with Team Lotus but who had more experience.

Daniel Ricciardo does not hide the fact that he suffers from a certain pressure. “Helmut (Marko) hasn’t given me specific goals, but I know more or less what he expects and it has to happen as soon as possible”, admits the Formula vice-champion Renault 3.5 Series. “I think he wants me to overtake Tonio and get in between the Virgin drivers. But I have to concentrate only on my performances so that the times fall. »

The program's protégé Red Bull does not hide his ambitions to progress to the top of the discipline. “I am currently looking to establish myself in F1 to build a bright future for myself. If nothing opens up for me, I will be content with the current situation. But I keep the final objective of being World Champion. It will certainly take several years for that, but I think that as long as I keep this relationship with Red Bull, I will benefit from the best possible position. »

Find the exclusive interview with Daniel Ricciardo in the issue of AUTOhebdo currently on newsstands.