Aussie Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo finished day one of the Mexican Grand Prix at the top of the leaderboard after two ninety minute free practice sessions.
The Red Bull Racing driver was all smiles after the session concluded and classed the day as โpretty positive', however he is still confident that there is even more to come before race day on Sunday afternoon.
He is also fairly certain his car wont need an engine change ahead of race day, thus avoiding any unnecessary penalties.
"Today was pretty positive," said Daniel. "It's always nice to be on top of the time sheets. I still feel we can improve a bit and we know Mercedes always find more on a Saturday when it counts. I think we still need to find a few tenths to stay in the fight, but we will work on that tonight."
"It's nice not having to change much on the car because we don't seem too far off. It's always tricky here with the low grip and it's very easy to make mistakes which you could see today with all the spins.โ
"You have to be careful, be very nice to your car, have a good feeling and that really helps around here. I think we managed to find a pretty good set-up today with the car and the tyre temperatures, but it doesn't mean it will be easy for us all weekend."
"It doesn't look like I will have to make an engine change, so unless something unplanned happens then I will race from my Qualifying position on Sunday. If she keeps ticking over then we are keeping her in! Sunday will be really close, but today was a good day, so we will try and keep it going for the rest of the weekend."
