Ricciardo admits Imola podium was a bit of a surprise

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12:14, 06 Nov 2020

Daniel Ricciardo was able to score his second podium of the season, as he finished third at Imola. The Renault man has admitted his surprise at being able to achieve the podium in Italy and outlined what the team need to do if they are to stick with their rivals.

“I actually thought that we would reach a maximum of fourth there,” explained Ricciardo to Auto, Motor und Sport. However, after Verstappen's crash, the Aussie was able to hold off the late assault and score a second podium of the season.

Both cars score points

Despite the good form, Ricciardo was reluctant to get ahead of himself. "Racing Point has the most downforce of midfield. It is a small advantage over McLaren and us. Downforce is not everything."

Whilst Ricciardo has been scoring a nice number of points of late, Esteban Ocon hasn't been enjoying such fortunes. Ricciardo believes that in order to stay with their rivals both cars need to be bringing home points. "If we want to stay for the rest, we have to score with both cars," Ricciardo concluded.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
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 admits Imola podium was a bit of a surprise

Both cars score points

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