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Fifth Place Both Disappointing And Encouraging – Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo finished qualifying for the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix frustrated after coming close to leading drivers' pace but ultimately ending up fifth. Ricciardo will start the race in fourth courtesy of a grid penalty for Lewis Hamilton having posted a 1:28.398 lap-time, under half-a-second slower than pace-setter Sebastian Vettel. The Australian had mixed feelings about coming so close to a front-row start: “That was really close,' said Ricciardo. 'Part of me is disappointed that we are so close but still at the tail of the lead pack in Qualifying, but I don’t think I could really have done much better. 'Lewis was still a couple of tenths ahead of me. There was maybe a tenth left...
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