After eight months away from the sport, Ricciardo out-qualified AlphaTauri teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda at the Hunga💫roring, progressing 🍌into Q2 in the process.

It means Ricciardo will start 13th for Sunday’s race, only three spots outside the points-paying posit💯ions.

“The result is not everything but it was just so important for me coming back and feeli🦋ng comfortable,” he said. “Just getting that enjoyment back. 

“I felt that last week i𝓰n the test, it was a bit of a relief. 

“It just felt fun again and 🎉that's what I was look💛ing for coming here. It was cool again.

“Getting in the car in Qualifying, I was relaxed but knowing you are going to💝 push the car to the limit on low fuel, simplifying everything fe🦩lt really nice.”

Given his lack of time in the AlphaTauri car, Ricciardo is ensure if he can convert his decent grid position int🌠o a top 10 finish.

"It's hard for me to say,” he added. “I've ꦐdone like an eight-lap long run so I don't know enough with this car and fuel as the tyres get old.

"Tha🙈t's where I'm probably going to discover more things with the car and in those conditions it always feels tricker. There's probably more for me to learn and process tomorrow.

"💜Points would be phenomenal but for now logging the laps and learn as I go."