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The Australian will line up fourth on the grid for the Mexico City Grand Prix behind Max Verstappen and ahead of Sergio Perez following a stunning performance at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Daniel Ricciardo expressed his frustration with himself for not improving his Q3 lap time during qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix. Despite going fourth fastest on his first run in Q3, Ricciardo was disappointed that he couldn’t find more speed on his second flying lap like the rest of the field. He acknowledged that he could have extracted more from the car and was confident in his abilities. Although he didn’t have a tow in Q3, Ricciardo was pleased with his overall pace and performance. He admitted to being angry at himself for not improving on his last lap but found some solace in the fact that others also couldn’t improve with a second set of Softs. Ricciardo recognized that P4 was a great result, but was aware of the small gap to pole position and acknowledged that the strong pace shown by the team was not a fluke. He contemplated the potential for a P6 or P7 finish in the race if all goes well.
Source: RacingNews 365
