Daniel Ricciardo will start tomorrow morning's USGP at the Circuit of the Americas from fourth on the grid after being the best of the rest behind both Mercedes drivers and the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel.
Although he was hoping to finish third, the fact that he was a mere tenth off the time set by third placed Bottas has put the Red Bull driver in a positive frame of mind ahead of race 17 on the 2017 F1 agenda.
"I was happy when I crossed the line and could see I was fourth. But then I was only a hundredth off Valtteri so I was kind of happy but then I was like: a hundredth is nothing, but I felt with what I had that was all I could do,โ he said.
โQ1 I was miles off the pace and even this morning in FP3 so it hasn't been the easiest weekend up until now. The wind was a big struggle for everyone today. The track is really open and the wind blows from all directions so it's quite strong.โ
โThat factor combined with the track being a bit bumpy and slippery is why the lap times are not crazy fast this year. But then towards the end of Qualifying on the last lap we managed to find a little bit more so that was positive and I'm happy to end there.โ
Second row is good enough to fight tomorrow."
