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Ricciardo puzzled as "best" lap of F1 2024 not enough to match Tsunoda
Daniel Ricciardo was initially in 12th place during Q1, advancing safely to Q2, but lost his lap time due to a track limits violation, causing him to drop to 18th. Despite this penalty, he could not match the speed of Tsunoda, who qualified eighth. Ricciardo expressed feeling puzzled by his inability to keep up with Tsunoda, despite being satisfied with his qualifying lap. He admitted that even before his lap time was deleted, he struggled to match the pace he expected. Ricciardo mentioned that the team made changes to his car following the previous race in Jeddah to address his concerns and improve performance. Despite feeling confident in the car’s balance and braking in Melbourne, Ricciardo still felt he was pushing the car to its limits and facing challenges with certain corner speeds.
