Daniel Ricciardo says out-qualifying the two McLarens was an unexpected bonus for Renault after their muted performance in the first two practice sessions of this weekend.
On Friday Ricciardo felt the team could find it tricky to get far into the top 10.
“I didn’t have panic mode or anything,” Daniel Ricciardo said, “obviously we weren’t competitive yesterday afternoon but I knew that that wasn’t our limit.”
Daniel Ricciardo: “Did I think we would jump the McLarens?”
Ricciardo said the team had removed some of the new parts it had put on the RS19 this weekend and been less aggressive with the set-up compared to the last race.

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