Testing times but Ricciardo upbeat

Daniel Ricciardo has backed Red Bull to put right their problems in testing because they are “the best team in the world”.

For the third day running in Jerez, Red Bull were forced to bring an early end to their testing. It means that over the four days, the reigning four-times Formula One champions have managed a miserable total of just 21 laps — 11 for Sebastian Vettel and 10 for new team-mate Ricciardo — because of a series of mechanical problems.

But Ricciardo, who moved from sister team Toro Rosso over the winter as a replacement for fellow Australian Mark Webber, said: “We’ve the best team in the world and they’re going to turn this around.