Ricciardo places Red Bull between Ferrari and Williams

If the tests of Red Bull Racing at the Chinese GP were disrupted by a brake problem on Daniil Kvyat's RB11, the performance of the Austrian single-seaters is positive since Daniel Ricciardo achieved the 3rd fastest time of the day while his Russian teammate finished in 6th place.

The Australian confirms having had good impressions behind the wheel on the Shanghai track. “It’s pretty good.”, recognizes the Australian. “We were quite embarrassed during the first sessions at the start of the season. We were able to do about as much driving as expected and our pace seems more sustained than in the last few races. There car is better, I felt the benefits of the developments. The flexibility of the Power Unit Renault also progressed. We still have work ahead of us, but at least things are moving in the right direction. »

Daniel Ricciardo does not expect to fight for victory yet, especially since the Team Ferrari remains the closest to Mercedes. “Mercedes definitely seems faster. Ferrari also looks a little better, but we have closed that gap a little. We also appear more competitive than Williams at this stage, which would make us the 3rd best team. We will at least try to keep that. »