Australian Grand Prix - Driver ratings

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying Day - Melbourne, Australia

Daniel Ricciardo - 4th place, 12 points - 8/10

Red Bull can take plenty of encouragement from the first race, and Ricciardo delivered the maximum the car would allow him to with a strong drive. Starting from eighth place, the red flag period certainly helped as Ricciardo rose as high as second at one stage. However, he had shown his class and pace with a good move on Felipe Massa in the opening stint and he repeated it after his final stop before setting the fastest lap on supersoft tyres to warn Ferrari and Mercedes that Red Bull could be a real threat once it receives an engine upgrade.