Amid speculation that Red Bull are sandbagging during Formula 1 preseason testing, at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, their driver Daniel Ricciardo denies that the team have something in reserve which they are not revealing.
Speaking after his day in the cockpit, where he racked up 89 laps and set the second fastest lap time on Tuesday, Ricciardo told media, “At the moment there is no big secret or anything like that. We are not holding two seconds in our pocket.”
“But we definitely feel that we can still get more out of the car. But I think probably everyone can,” he said of rival teams.
And added with reference to Felipe Massa’s chart topping time on the day, “Hopefully not Williams. I hope that was their best [we saw] on the day. Ferrari and Mercedes can probably still get more out of their cars.”
“Once all that happens we will see where we are. It is looking alright. It is now my third day in the car, and I would say I am getting happier with the car.”
Of Ferrari and Mercedes, Ricciardo said, “They certainly look quick. I am sure Mercedes will still be very quick. But Ferrari are looking good. Even though Williams did not run much last week, the day they did get a good run in, I actually thought they looked quite good as well.”
“So today they showed that. It is going to be interesting, Melbourne will be a nice little story,” predicted the big smiling Australian.
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