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Red Bull driver, Daniel Ricciardo, described Friday practice as “a positive day for the team”.
The Australian finished FP2 in third position, and closed the gap to Hamilton out in front to just one second despite the long straight on the Shanghai circuit, which disadvantages the Renault power unit.
Talking to Sky Sport F1, Ricciardo said: “I definitely feel more confident. Even my satisfaction when driving the car this afternoon: I felt the grip; I really feel the improvements that the car’s made, so that’s always nice.”
Team mate Daniil Kvyat made it two Red Bulls in the top 6. The young Russian 4 tenths of a second off Ricciardo’s pace.
“Today looked good but I don’t want to jump to conclusions yet,” Daniel added. “We look closer. I’d still think that Mercedes for sure are quicker and Ferrari as well at the moment are a small step ahead. But I think we’ve closed that step a bit.”
