Ricciardo is grateful to Renault mechanics after writing off R.S.20

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20:11, 11 Jul 2020

Daniel Ricciardo said his Renault goodbye yesterday afternoon during the second free practice and as a result he climbed quite stiff in his car today. Nevertheless he managed to reach the third part of qualifying, although he had to let his teammate Esteban Ocon go first.

"I'm happy we were able to qualify in the end, and we're happy we ended up in Q3, especially after yesterday. I lost a bit of speed in the last session, but it's great for the team to have both cars in the top ten. It looks like I'll win a position with Lando's penalty, so it's not too bad".

Ricciardo expects a nice race

So Ricciardo is slightly disappointed with his ninth place. Ocon will start the race tomorrow from fifth place. Both gentlemen will have their hands full with the cars around them. Alexander Albon is expected to be fast and both Ferrari's will start behind Ricciardo. The Australian is looking forward to it.

"Once again, I would like to thank my mechanics for repairing the cars at night and getting them ready for qualifying. Tomorrow will be fun. The weather looks like it's going to be the opposite of today, so we'll see what happens."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Ricciardo is grateful to Renault mechanics after writing off R.S.20

Ricciardo expects a nice race

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