Daniel Ricciardo was really pleased with the pole position he won for the Monaco Grand prix. The Australian driver was fastest in all free practices and dominated the qualifying. Still, he said was half of the job as the race is tomorrow.
“I’m pretty delighted, but I will be even more delighted if I’m on the top step tomorrow. I’m trying to keep things pretty chilled now but I’ve done everything I need to do up until this point, so I’m pleased with that and everything the team have done. At the moment I feel like I have done half the job I came here to do, so we will try and finish it tomorrow and I’ve made life easier by putting myself on pole. I just kept building up and putting the laps together and then in Q3 it was very important to maximise everything at the right time and I was able to do that.”
“50% done”@danielricciardo #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/x1IdkQO6wE
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 26, 2018
Ricciardo: I have done half the job I came here to do
“I had confidence in the car which started on Thursday and then it was about finding the rhythm, which is very important around here. I knew the car would be strong and it’s great to get the best out of it. Everyone came into the weekend saying that we were favourites and I thought they were trying to take some pressure off themselves but I thought, let’s prove them right! It’s one extreme to the other for the team today, with Max not making the session, but that’s Monaco and it pushes you. Finding the balance even with a good car still isn’t easy. I think if we are smart and do the race we know we can do tomorrow, then we are in with a good chance for the win.”
New lap record ?
Second career pole ?
And all on @redbullracing‘s 250 Grand Prix weekendRide onboard with @danielricciardo for that stunning #MonacoGP lap ? pic.twitter.com/n13gHNpEwZ
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 26, 2018
