Daniel Ricciardo ended fifth fastest in Friday afternoon’s Free Practice session at the Circuit of the Americas but revealed that the grip levels were not as everyone was expecting them to be, which reflected in the kind of lap times being set. The Red Bull Racing driver was amongst those to suffer in the low-grip conditions, finishing 0.795 seconds off the pace of Lewis Hamilton, and 0.398 seconds back on team-mate Max Verstappen, who finished the day second fastest. Ricciardo says it remains a realistic aim to qualify inside top three during Saturday’s Qualifying session, and he will use the final Free Practice session to try and find some extra pace. “It was not that easy today...
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