Ricciardo not fooled by Hulkenbergs poor F1 record

Daniel Ricciardo has said that he won't let Nico Hulkenbergs poor Formula 1 record fool him. 

Daniel Ricciardo has opened up on his move to Renault and has said that Hulkenberg is a better driver than his record suggests. 

"I'll certainly take a lot of the highs with me and take them with me as confidence moving to Renault," Ricciardo told Motorsport.com.

"And I'll need that as well because of Nico." The Aussie said, "I think that everyone who knows F1 knows his calibre. From the outside, you can think that he's done 200 races or whatever and never had a podium, but we all know he isn't that level of driver."

"So I know I'll need to bring all of this, not only to beat him but also to help fast-track the team to progress."

Ricciardo went on to talk about his performance last year. 

"I'll still hold onto Monaco forever because the aftermath of all that was the biggest high I've ever had," Ricciardo said.

"Walking back into the Energy Station that day after doing all the press - just seeing everyone…It was full, and I got a standing ovation, and I was so proud that everyone was so happy for me.

"I do this for myself, this sport, and the day I stop loving it I'll stop. Having that effect and making so many other people happy, that was awesome.

"That moment made me feel like I'm not just doing this for myself."