Daniel Ricciardo admitted his entirely unexpected frontrow result on his Red Bull debut in Melbourne would do wonders for his confidence after the local hero conclusively outperformed World Champion team-mate Sebastian Vettel in their first qualifying head-to-head.

And quizzed by a local journalist whether his getaways from the grid - something Webber infamously struggled with throughout his Red Bull career - Ricciardo replied: "A bit up and down last year. Let's see how we go tomorrow..." The Red Bull head-to-head this weekend
Practice One: Ricciardo 5th; Vettel 7th.
Practice Two: Vettel 4th, Ricciardo 6th.
Practice Three: Ricciardo 5th; Vettel 12th.
Qualy One: Ricciardo 1st; Vettel 8th.
Qualy Two: Ricciardo 2nd, Vettel 13th.
Grid: Ricciardo 2nd, Vettel 12th.

Daniel Ricciardo 'really excited' by Melbourne frontrow but downplays beating Vettel

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