AUSTIN, Texas -- Daniel Ricciardo thinks he will have the pace to try and keep Sebastian Vettel behind him at the U.S. Grand Prix and fight with Ferrari for a spot on the podium.
Ricciardo qualified a distant fifth behind Mercedes and Ferrari on Saturday, but will move one spot up the grid after Vettel -- who finished second -- serves a penalty. The Australian was over a second off the pace of fourth-place Kimi Raikkonen in the other Ferrari, but he expects Red Bull's race pace to be much closer.
Asked if he can fight with Vettel on Sunday, Ricciardo said: "I'd like to think so.