With the factory team Renault je Daniel Ricciardo lagged behind its own expectations this season. But his self-confidence you were not harmed, which the Australian also proved in an interview with colleagues from Sky Sports. For to the question of whether he would perform greater pressure on Lewis Hamilton, if I were sitting in a Mercedes race car, it is he replied confidently"I will not say goodbye, my answer is: Yes."

However, this does not mean criticism at the expense of Hamilton’s current teammate Bottas, who got their last power measurement in Austin. “I have that unwavering faith in myself. I'm not talking against Valtteri here,He emphasized Ricciardo. That he can cling to a strong teammate, Ricciardo proved already at the time of Red Bullu. That’s when he had to be in season 2014 face a four-time world champion Sebastian Vettl and he did it with distinction. The Australian finished the season as third, and his more experienced German counterpart was chest.

Valtteri Bottas was the last racer in the field to have before the race in USA self mathematical possibilities for the title of champion. Despite that Finn race in Austin decided in his favor, is to his teammate Hamilton enough second place to secure his sixth championship title Formula 1.
