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Amid media hypothesis over his future, Daniel Ricciardo got here into this race eyeing a powerful end result and the Australian duly delivered, coming dwelling in ninth for his third point-scoring results of the season. On an arguably much less beneficial technique, workforce mate Yuki Tsunoda had a more durable afternoon, and failed to seek out the tempo to progress greater than P14 on the flag.
Daniel Ricciardo, ninth
“It was a troublesome race and I feel we have been a bit extra on the defence, so it took a variety of focus and energy. I had a great begin on the surface and was trying good, however then I misplaced a few positions as there was no extra room and I needed to go huge. As soon as we settled after the beginning of the race, I feel we did properly; the workforce did a great job with the technique to safe the place over the Alpines, after which I really feel like I drove a great defence towards Fernando (Alonso) after which Pierre (Gasly) within the final stint. We made a pleasant step from Barcelona, and it’s been a greater weekend, so I’m pleased to convey dwelling some factors. Now we’ll attempt to make one other good step ahead for Silverstone after which possibly that places us in one other battle for factors.”
Yuki Tsunoda, 14th
“The race began properly, I used to be behind Alpine and Daniel after the beginning, however by the third stint, I used to be means behind. The tempo was off, and we’ll have to seek out out why. For positive Daniel did a great job throughout right this moment’s race, so in the long run, we had a great conclusion, and we appear to grasp extra about what path we as a workforce need to take for the approaching races, in order that’s a constructive.”
Laurent Mekies, Staff Principal
“Within the few days since Barcelona, everybody on the manufacturing unit and on the monitor has been working exhausting on extending our understanding of the updates we launched in Spain as a part of our aggressive improvement programme. That work continued right here throughout the one Free Follow session, whereas the Dash additionally offered us with precious information. It’s by no means perfect to do specs comparability throughout a Dash weekend, however we felt that it was a obligatory funding for our midterm future. The workforce and drivers did an excellent job placing collectively one of the best configuration potential for Saturday and Sunday. We’re bringing dwelling two good factors, with Daniel ending in P9 after an intense battle right this moment, and following yesterday’s sturdy qualifying, which noticed us ending up at lower than two-hundredths from Q3. Yuki was solely a fraction behind in each qualifying and the race, however with the midfield battle being as tight as ever, it was sufficient for him to fall outdoors of the factors right this moment. As soon as once more, we solely have a few days earlier than we’re again on monitor, this time at Silverstone, not removed from our UK-based headquarter. The smallest tempo distinction could make you go from a factors end to the again of the grid, so everybody on the manufacturing unit shall be flat out to additional pursue our automotive improvement programme.”
Claudio Balestri, Chief Engineer – Car Efficiency
“We determined to start out right this moment’s race on mediums, equally to the vast majority of the opposite vehicles, and at finish of Lap 2 Daniel was in P12 and Yuki in P13. At this stage, we determined to separate the 2 methods, pitting Daniel and leaving Yuki out for the primary stint. The undercut labored very properly with Daniel as we have been in a position to achieve positions towards the 2 Alpines, however the Haas vehicles have been in a position to keep in entrance of him for the remainder of the race. Within the final laps, he tried to place extra stress on Magnussen, however we weren’t in a position to overtake him, so Daniel completed P9, scoring two essential factors. As for Yuki, his race was totally different and a bit tougher. We went lengthy for the primary stint on the medium and the tempo was much like the automotive in entrance on the same technique, however operating a shorter final stint, we weren’t in a position to maximise the benefit, ending P15. Blended emotions, however we’re nonetheless constructive, and we now change our ideas to subsequent week’s race in Silverstone, the place we are going to attempt to enhance additional and get extra vital factors.”
