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Daniel Ricciardo: "It feels positive to be back in the top ten"
Daniel Ricciardo qualified 7th and managed to hold onto this position during the British Grand Prix. There was a good battle between the Aussie's Renault and the McLaren's of Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz and the midfield battle has really intensified.
“All in all, I think it was a good race," Ricciardo said. "Initially, I thought my start wasn’t bad but Lando [Norris] just managed to get me after some clean racing. We got him back on the undercut but then the Safety Car played into Carlos’ [Sainz] hands with a free pit-stop and that was a bit frustrating.
"It was unlucky on our part but we hunted him down towards the end but couldn’t mount a real attack to get past. It feels positive to be back in the top ten especially after the last two rounds.
"Our single-lap and race pace have certainly been a solid turnaround in a short period of time. Looking back to two weeks ago, we’d have taken this result.”
The team had struggled to perform last time out in Austria and will gain confidence from the double points finish at Silverstone. They will be relishing the battle with McLaren but will be hoping to get ahead next time around in Germany.