F1 | Russian GP | Ricciardo Happy With Fifth Position For Tomorrow
Daniel Ricciardo opens up about starting in fifth position
After struggling in FP3 with a position of P10 with a time of 1:34.787, Daniel Ricciardo was able to improve and bring his car to P5, with a time of 1:32.364
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When asked about his thoughts on qualifying fifth, he comments, "Overall, I’m happy with fifth position for tomorrow. I knew we weren’t in contention for pole position, but after the Q2 lap it felt like third or fourth was in reach. That lap in Q2 was perfect, so I knew it was going to be hard to improve on that. I did struggle a little more in Q3 and probably could have improved my time, but I am happy with where we ended up."
Ricciardo also mentions of his driving history at Sochi and says, "I haven’t normally been strong at this circuit so to be quick all weekend is a positive."
From Free Practices to Qualifying, Ricciardo was able to bring the car from P3 to P10 to P5. In Ricciardo's words, "We can definitely race tomorrow so it should be fun"
