(Frederic Le Floc'h DPPI for Renault Sport F1)
Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo who returns to
the scene of his first Formula One podium at the Spanish Grand Prix this
weekend has admitted that the Milton Keynes based outfit are struggling
compared to where they were this time last season.
The four time world champions head into this weekend’s
Spanish Grand Prix at the Barcelona Circuit de Catalunya in fourth place in the
Constructors championship on 23 points, just four ahead of the Sauber F1 Team.
The outfit have struggled so far this season with the reliability of the new
Renault power unit which means that the team are not where they want to be as
the Formula One circus heads to Europe.
Ricciardo, who scored three victories for the team last
season helping them to secure second place in the championship has had a tough
start to the season as his best results have been a pair of sixth place
finishes.
The Australian is onto his fourth power unit of the season
already is will most likely have to take a ten place grid penalty within the next
few Grand Prix as Renault continue to work on a solution to their reliability
issues. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s race, Ricciardo revealed that this situation
is not very riveting at the moment.
Ricciardo went on to say, now that he has the experience in
the team it is his responsibility to help keep the team together.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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