With 23 points on the day, it was the most points Renault had ever made as a constructor in a race and it was the first time Renault had a fastest lap since Robert Kubica in Monteal in 2010.Maybe a bit of frustration or what could have been with some more laps, Ricciardo was in good spirits after crossing the line.“Ha ha ha ha, I was f***ing pushing,” he said over team radio. I couldn’t really keep up with the Mercedes,” he said. The same old story is unfolding with Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen opening up a lead at the front after 8 laps. “I think the start of the race we have a real opportunity and I think I could defend for a while if I had to so that‘s the plan,” But speaking on Channel 4 F1, David Coulthard said he didn't believe when it came to the race that Ricciardo would be as competitive as he had been on the one lap pace.
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"Daniel Ricciardo has given old teammate Max Verstappen a first lap fright as the Renault went wheel to wheel with the Red Bull.Both drivers pushed each other off the track but it was just glorious racing.Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has pulled up five places into the top 10, while Pierre Gasly has moved up four places.Before the race has even started, there is drama with McLaren's Carlos Sainz out of the race after an exhaust issue on the way to the grid.Sainz was set to start on the fourth row of the grid but has already changed out of his race overalls. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article

Ricciardo was fighting all the way to the end, making up huge ground over the final few laps, cutting the deficit to the podium from 15 seconds with five laps remaining, to just three and a half seconds to Max Verstappen.As the drivers ahead of him complained about tyre issues, Ricciardo appeared to get stronger towards the end of the race, pulling off the fastest lap of the race in the final lap and earning an extra point in the drivers’ championship.It’s the first time Ricciardo claimed the fastest lap since the 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Here's all the need-to-know info on the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix. Safety car out but lots of debris on the track following the accident. "We have one push, no?" "I think Bottas should destabilise Lewis Hamilton somehow," he said. "Ferrari were dominant at the Spa-Francorchamps track in 2019, finishing one-two in every practice session and locking out the front row in qualifying.Already struggling this season and fifth in the standings -- behind Mercedes, Red Bull, Racing Point and McLaren -- they were not expecting a repeat of that performance.The sport's most successful team suffered new lows this weekend.Vettel finished last in the final practice session on Saturday morning with Leclerc 17th, leaving fans wondering if the Maranello-based squad would even make it out of the first knockout phase of qualifying.They did survive the opening 18 minutes of the qualifying hour.But when they failed to make it into the pole position shootout, it marked the first time since the 2014 British Grand Prix that neither of the red cars made it into the top 10. "Daniel Ricciardo has his best ever qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix with stunning fourth to sit on the second row of the grid.After a stunning performance on the weekend, he pulled out a brilliant qualifying lap despite issues with his brake by wire system in Q2.But speaking to Sky Sports, Ricciardo said he believed he could hold off the Mercedes and Red Bulls if he could get ahead. Start time: 1310 GMT (1510 local) Belgian Grand Prix