The expectation was on Friday, which increased even more on Saturday and was closed as best it could not be on Sunday. This is Daniel's story Ricciardo that, after an exceptional weekend in the Mexican GP, takes home his first points of the season, having a seventh position which makes everyone happy: from the team to those who fielded him as a starter at Fanta F1.
Ricciardo, in Mexico the race everyone was waiting for
The fourth position in qualifying, following a Friday to be read and interpreted in a positive light, was truly inspiring great expectations on Daniel Ricciardo. It also goes without saying that there was quite a bit of fear relating to the car factor, but the Australian was able to go further. A seventh place that makes everyone understand who Ricciardo really is. In the first race in which the Australian scores points, the AlphaTauri he also says hello the last place in the constructors' championship, overtaking the two Ferrari-powered ones, Alfa Romeo and Haas.
Post-match regret: “I could have attacked Russell”
It's hard to think of something better, though a little regret in Ricciardo's mind there is, as he himself admitted at the end of the GP: "Lando (Norris, ed.) he had been chasing Russell and had obviously worn out his tires a bit and allowed me to get close to him. I didn't expect to be so close to them. I tried to fight: we tried, but I think just fighting with a Mercedes at the end makes me happier than just losing sixth place".
Ricciardo flies into the Mexican GP: even the Fantamanagers dream
A result that, regardless of the desire to reach sixth position, honors Ricciardo that I had a truly incredible weekend. From start to finish, without a doubt. Seventh place which is also worth a lot in key terms Fantasy F1. Ricciardo Collect 9 points which, for the Masi it costs (13), have proven to be a real bargain for all the Fantamanagers who chose to deploy him from the beginning. A good bet, on which you can also bet for the last three races of the year, in which, if Ricciardo always convinces, a future in Red Bull could get ever closer.
