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Delighted Ricciardo 'overwhelmed' to finish

A delighted Daniel Ricciardo admitted that Red Bull's poor pre-season form meant he did not expect to finish the Australian Grand Prix. As it was, he drove superbly to take second place to the delight of local fans. "If I look back at where we were three weeks ago, we had never done a race distance up until today, so I didn't have much confidence to see chequered flag or see a podium position," he said. "[The team] worked so hard over the winter and clawed back a massive margin. We still don't have the pace of Mercedes, but it is a result we will definitely take today and make a lot of progress from here. "I'm pretty happy, it's a bit overwhelming for now." He also...
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