Daniel Ricciardo has no answers to why he was nearly one-second off Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen in qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix.
The Australian struggled for pace and grip throughout the session as he ultimately qualified down in seventh -- five places behind Verstappen who is set to start alongside polesitter Sebastian Vettel on the front row of the grid. Ricciardo was beaten by Force India's Esteban Ocon and only just outperformed Nico Hulkenberg's Renault.
When asked after qualifying why he struggled for grip, Ricciardo was left confused and did not understand why his car did not handle as well as it did earlier in the weekend.