Ricciardo believes RB still has work to do

Daniel Ricciardo does not believe the recent Racing Bulls upgrades have been able to address the team’s weaknesses before the summer break.

The VCARB 01 has struggled through high-speed corners and despite some upgrades arriving at recent Belgian Grand Prix, it remains a focal point.

In recent rounds the team has scored points in each of the last four races with Ricciardo showing improved pace.

Despite the team taking small steps forward, Ricciardo believes a lot more needs to be done.

“I still feel like our strengths are in a little bit more the lower speed stuff and our weaknesses are a bit more in the real quick stuff,” he said.

“I think real high speed we still got to work on a bit, but all the kind of tighter, twistier stuff we seem to be alright.

“So yeah, probably same characteristics, just now load is our friend so maybe I’ll put on some weight over the break, and that’ll help.”

In recent rounds Racing Bulls has been able to skip ahead of Haas and established a safe grip on sixth in the constructors title.

When F1 returns Ricciardo will be keen to make up for lost time as he returns to the scene of his hand injury last year at Zandvoort on August 23-25.

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