Sebastian Vettel admits that new Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is beating him “fair and square” so far this season.
Ricciardo was the nearest challenger to Lewis Hamilton’s pole-sitting Mercedes during Saturday’s qualifying session for the Chinese Grand Prix, in turn outpacing third-placed Vettel by more than half a second.
But instead of searching for excuses over his lack of performance, Vettel said that Ricciardo is simply “getting the maximum out of the car”.