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“I feel like we struggled more than we should have – I know that this isn’t necessarily going to be a real competitive circuit for us, but I still felt relatively we struggled more, so [we’ll] try and get into it and figure out why that was.”
The triple header of races has brought mixed fortunes for RB, with the squad struggling in Spain off the back of bringing a major update package, through to snatching some points in Austria following a P9 result for Ricciardo.
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However, amid a tough weekend at Silverstone, Ricciardo was asked whether it was concerning to have faced a more challenging time at the circuit than had been expected.
“A week ago obviously we had a good race, we were in the points, but I think, compared to some of our competitors in the midfield, we have lost out a little bit in the latest kind of upgrade battle,” the 35-year-old explained.
“So, yeah, I think Budapest [is a] completely different circuit, so let’s see, but it’s not enough for us just to be like, ‘Yeah, that track will suit us and we’ll be okay’. We’ve obviously got to rectify some weaknesses, and I’ll obviously look at my race and figure out where I lacked the pace.
“But there were times we were missing about eight tenths a lap – I didn’t really feel like that was there. [I was] a little bit puzzled through moments of the race so, yeah, just one of those days.”
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