Daniel Ricciardo believes his Austrian Grand Prix podium is more significant than inheriting victory in Baku because he was able to fight Ferrari and Mercedes on “raw pace”. The Red Bull driver finished six seconds behind race winner Valtteri Bottas, and withstood a late attack from the other Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton to secure his fifth consecutive podium finish. Ricciardo had eased clear of Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari in the opening stint and kept the Finn’s teammate Sebastian Vettel in sight for the majority of the race. In Baku, Ricciardo only won after Vettel picked up a penalty for hitting Hamilton under the safety car and Hamilton had to pit to change a loose headrest. The...
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