SEPANG, Malaysia -- Daniel Ricciardo believes a potentially 'conservative' mindset from polesitter Lewis Hamilton could open the door for Red Bull to fight for victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Red Bull locked out the second row of the grid on Saturday, with Max Verstappen edging Ricciardo by 0.054s to start third, but the Australian is confident they can both fight with Hamilton if the championship leader is looking to stay out of trouble. Hamiton's nearest title rival Sebastian Vettel endured a horror afternoon and will start last after suffering a turbo failure on his Ferrari.
"I don't think we need to lead into Turn 1 to have a chance to win," said Ricciardo.