Daniel Ricciardo says he is mystified by the lack of pace in Saudi Arabia Grand Prix qualifying that left him 14th on the grid.
Ricciardo qualified half a second off his RB team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in Q2 after he failed to find more lap time on his final run whereas most drivers around him did. Tsunoda went on to qualify ninth, while Ricciardo will have a mountain to climb to score points in Saturday night's race. 'Very frustrating,' the Australian said. 'I think last week I was frustrated just more with myself because I knew there was time on the table, it was on me.
Obviously, he did a good job but it's not like he's been really comfortable and I haven't been. 'Coming into qualifying it was pretty evenly matched and in Q1 it looked that way, and then he – and pretty much everyone else – was able to make that step and we simply struggled. 'Being that far behind is frustrating, and being 14th when we're obviously fighting for points, it doesn't help. I know that's not the gap.
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