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Ricciardo wary of strong midfield rivals

– Daniel Ricciardo has conceded that Red Bull faces a tough challenge to break away from midfield rivals in this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.The emphasis on straight line speed at the Belgian track meant that the non-Mercedes powered teams were expected to be on the back foot, and such a trend was evident during Friday's practice sessions.Ricciardo was only eighth fastest in the second session, almost two seconds behind pace-setter Lewis Hamilton."I think we knew it would be difficult to break away from the midfield here – we see Force India, McLaren and Toro Rosso and a few of the others are strong," he said."Hopefully tomorrow we can find a...
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