Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull is in with a chance of victory on Sunday in Singapore, despite Sebastian Vettel's strong showing during qualifying, which saw the Ferrari man eclipse his rivals by more than three-tenths to take pole position.
Ricciardo was disappointed not to come away with pole himself and will now start third after qualifying behind team-mate Max Verstappen, but reckons the pace is in the RB13 to challenge for the victory.
"I really thought I could get on pole position today so I’m a bit disappointed to be honest," Ricciardo said. "Seb’s last lap was strong and we couldn’t run with that.
"That pace was good for us in Q3 and it seems like he did most of his time in the first sector. I didn’t really know what else we could do. If we get the start right tomorrow then we can put some pressure on him through our strategy.
"I still believe we have a good chance to win this race. I do enjoy a street circuit and the challenges that come with it, brushing up against the walls and all that.
"I feel I can do this lap after lap for two hours tomorrow and still hold my concentration. I really want this one so hopefully that hunger prevails tomorrow.”
Verstappen agreed, although he believes a few safety cars might be needed to shake-up the result.
"My quickest time was more or less the maximum I could do, Sebastian just had an even better lap.
"[Our] race pace is good so we have a chance tomorrow but it looks like Ferrari have found quite a lot. The start will be important and maybe if there are a couple of safety cars that could impact the result too."
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