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Ricciardo thought victory was possible

– Daniel Ricciardo says he thought he had a genuine shot at victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix before the early Safety Car and switch from Super Soft to Soft tyres.Ricciardo held fifth position in the early stages of the race, behind Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen.As race leader Bottas struggled with his rear tyres, the frontrunning pack bunched up, all five drivers at one stage covered by just under three seconds.However, at his first pit-stop, under the early Safety Car, Ricciardo swapped to the Soft compound, which he struggled to get up to temperature for the restart.Ricciardo dropped from third to sixth in a handful of...
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