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Ricciardo: Red Bull “much closer” to Mercedes in F1 2018

Daniel Ricciardo is confident Red Bull will be “much closer” to Formula 1 rivals Mercedes in 2018, having set the fastest time of pre-season testing at Barcelona.  The Australian posted the fastest ever time around the Circuit de Catalunya on the second day of the final pre-season test with a 1m18.047s set on Pirelli’s fastest compound - the hypersoft - 0.353s clear of Lewis Hamilton’s ultrasoft-shod Mercedes. While Ricciardo - who enjoyed a strong day of mileage having completed 165 laps - is refusing to get carried away with lap times at this stage, he is certain Red Bull’s RB14 is more competitive than its predecessor as the Milton Keynes-based squad bids to put in a...
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