Daniel Ricciardo aiming at first victory with Red Bull next season

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull bound Daniel Ricciardo has said that his main target for next season will be to get into pace with Sebastian Vettel and secure his first Grand Prix win. Ricciardo added that his one year contract will be a challenge for himself and said that it will not be easy to be the teammate of Vettel.

“I would love to have some podiums and a victory. If I could get that first victory next year, that would be great. It sounds like I am embarking on a horror movie! The honest truth is that I want to see how good I am,” Ricciardo said.

“I am good enough to be here, but my real target is to be the best and to have Seb as my team-mate is a big assessment for me. If he drowns me, that’s life, but if he does I want to go down knowing that I have done my best. But that is not the plan – to be drowned,” he said.

Ricciardo, who will move from Toro Rosso to Red Bull in the end of the year, is also confident about being able to challenge the top dogs in a few years.

“I believe that I’ve got this far for a reason – so there is no reason why it should stop here,” he said. “With each year I get more hungry and determined. I see Seb and I know that he is a phenomenal driver – but he is also only human. If I really put the hard work in I should be able to challenge the top guys. I have other interests as well that keep me quite grounded and I think that also plays a huge part. I also have a life outside F1. That healthy balance is good for success, “he said.