Asked for his reaction to the Sprint result in an interview with Sky Sports F1, Ricciardo said: “It’s a happy feeling, it’s a powerful feeling, also to back up yesterday.
“Qualifying was obviously great, but to back it up over the course of a Sprint race, that’s even more satisfying. It feels very good and nice to also keep a few people quiet!
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“I’ve literally just stopped sweating. I’m still sweating a little bit, but I couldn’t breathe the whole race. I figured I’d try my best to keep them behind… if the tyres go, then they go, but every lap I could defend, for me that was like a pat on the back.”
As for where the apparent breakthrough has come from, Ricciardo pointed to the new chassis he took on at the last race, as well as the latest batch of upgrades RB rolled out at the Miami International Autodrome.
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