MELBOURNE, Australia -- Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen agree their race pace is almost on par with Australian Grand Prix winners Ferrari despite failing to reach the podium.
Ricciardo, who started eighth after copping a three-place grid penalty for a speeding infringement during FP2, finished less than a second behind third-placed Kimi Raikkonen and set the fastest lap of the race on lap 54 as he stalked the Finn in the closing stages. Ricciardo was pleased with Red Bull's performance relative to Ferrari and believes it is a sign of things to come in the early races of 2018.