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Ricciardo 'genuinely thought' Red Bull could win Bahrain Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo "genuinely thought" Red Bull had a chance to win the Bahrain Grand Prix in the early stages as he and teammate Max Verstappen stalked the leaders.

Despite a big deficit in the opening two races Red Bull looked closer all weekend in Sakhir and Ricciardo beat Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to fourth on the grid. He kept the Ferrari behind into Turn 1, only to see teammate Max Verstappen pass them both to take fourth position.

In the opening stint the first five cars -- led by Valtteri Bottas -- were never further apart than six seconds, with Red Bull looking perfectly poised for a surprise challenge for victory.