MONTMELO, Spain -- Ferrari's impressive finish to Formula One's pre-season has made Daniel Ricciardo contemplate Red Bull's true place in the pecking order, but he is still sure both teams are in the same "ballpark" as Mercedes.
Red Bull has enjoyed an encouraging pre-season, prompting Daniel Ricciardo to joke earlier this week that his friends back in Australia should bet $75,000 on him to win the title at odds of 10/1. But the headlines on the final two days belonged to Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel shattering the Circuit de Catalunya track record on Thursday and Kimi Raikkonen finishing quickest on Friday.