Ricciardo: We will have a pretty good car around Spa

After a strong showing by Red Bull at the German Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo warned rivals that his team could be even stronger at the forthcoming Belgian Grand Prix as they strive to close the gap to the pace setting Mercedes team.

Speaking after the race at Hockenheim, Riccirado said, "I think our performances this year are much more representative of 2014 and 2014 Spa was very good, for me, particularly. This year, I think we’ve surprised ourselves on some circuits.

"[In Germany], after Friday we saw our long run pace and it looked good but before Friday we didn’t really expect to have two Red Bulls on the podium here [at Hockenheim]."

"Let’s see what happens in Spa," ventured the Australian. "I think we will have a pretty good car around there. I think for now our target is keep being at least second best. Obviously we want to win but if we can keep staying ahead of Ferrari then that’s good for us for now."

"I think we were within ten seconds of the lead [at Hockenheim] and that’s obviously a nice start so hopefully Spa can be a bit closer again and keep chipping away," added Ricciardo whose last F1 win was at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps back in 2014.