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RB Formula 1 team principal Laurent Mekies says that his team must give Daniel Ricciardo a car that he is
Ricciardo qualified 18th for the Australian Grand Prix due to exceeding track limits and losing his best lap time. Despite feeling pleased with his final lap, he was surprised by the gap to teammate Yuki Tsunoda, who made it to Q3. In the race, Ricciardo finished 12th, benefiting from Ocon and Tsunoda’s issues, while Tsunoda grabbed RB’s first points of the season with a seventh-place finish. The RB team is fully supportive of Ricciardo, acknowledging the need to provide him with a more comfortable car. CEO Peter Bayer believes Ricciardo was too critical of himself after qualifying and sees potential for improvement based on his race performance. Bayer commended Ricciardo for regaining his pace in qualifying and expressed confidence that he could have achieved a top 10 position. Overall, the team is optimistic about Ricciardo’s progress and believes there are positives to take from his performance in Melbourne.
