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Ricciardo hopes Red Bull will benefit from "conservative" Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo hopes a likely “conservative” approach by Malaysian Grand Prix pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton will play into the hands of his immediate rivals in the race. Overcoming a torrid start to the Sepang weekend for his Mercedes team, Hamilton narrowly beat Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to pole position – as the Brit's main title rival Sebastian Vettel was sidelined by a costly engine failure. With Hamilton 28 points clear after Vettel's Singapore crash and the duo set to start on opposite ends of the grid, Ricciardo – who qualified fourth, just behind Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen - expects the pole-sitter will be happy enough to simply add to his championship lead. “He can...
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