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Ricciardo ‘pretty happy' with Renault upgrade

Daniel Ricciardo says the 'progress is definitely there' after running Renault's upgraded power unit in testing at the Barcelona circuit. The Aussie was in action on the opening day of the two-day in-season outing and covered 89 laps in his RB12. His Red Bull was fitted with the latest upgraded Renault engine, which the French manufacturer are running for the first time this week. Although Ricciardo was sixth on the timesheets, a full second down on Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, he says the engine is a step forward. 'Yeah, I think so far we are pretty happy with how it is all looking,' he told Motorsport.com. 'We will see what they find tonight, but it was all pretty reliable and everything...
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