F1 | Renault, Ricciardo: “We were faster this morning”

Daniel Ricciardo's bad qualifying in Abu Dhabi. The Australian was unable to do better than twelfth position, but tomorrow he will gain a place at the start due to Leclerc's retreat. In short, still sixth row for the Renault driver, with the transalpine team forced to recover to try to have a minimal chance of conquering third position in the constructors' championship, with Racing Point and McLaren currently in front and certainly favorites compared to the future Alpine. Ricciardo promises to give everything for what will be his last race with the French team.

“It's a shame to end up in twelfth position, this morning we seemed fast with third and fourth place, we were aiming for something more – the Australian said. We managed to reach Q2 without too many difficulties and with just one attempt on the soft tyres, but then we had difficulty finding the same rhythm on both the medium and soft tyres. We don't know why yet, so we'll break it all down tonight. I don't like starting eleventh, but at least we'll be able to freely choose the tires to use, it's the only positive aspect of today and strategy will be fundamental in the race. Last Sunday we saw that starting with middle school could be the right choice. It will be my last race with Renault, I want to finish on a high note."