Daniel Ricciardo frustrated after a tough Bahrain Grand Prix

After a stunningly competitive qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo is frustrated with what turned out to be a tough race. The 22-year-old had a difficult start to the race, and after suffering damage to his front wing dropped back and eventually finished 15th, one place behind team-mate Vergne.

This poor result for Toro Rosso means they also leave Bahrain without scoring a single point, with only six to their name so far in the Constructors’ Championship. Both drivers’ have scored points in 2012, however they have only come from 9th and 8th place finishes in what is turning out to be a highly competitive midfield in 2012.

“That was not what I was hoping for after starting from sixth on the grid.” Explained a frustrated Daniel Ricciardo, “The opening lap changed my whole race. My initial launch off the line wasn’t great and after that I seemed to go backwards, which made for a very frustrating afternoon. The front wing damage also made matters worse. I need to be hard on myself now and find out what I did wrong to make sure I don’t do it again. It was a race to forget.”

The team see Daniel Ricciardo’s stellar qualifying performance as the only positive to take away from Bahrain, and even that was marred by the poor qualifying performance of Jean-Eric Vergne, will was eliminated after Q1.

With a three day test at Mugello at the start of May, Toro Rosso will be eager to iron out the creases in preparation for the Spanish Grand Prix.

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