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Ricciardo happy to contend with Shanghai tyre wear

Daniel Ricciardo has mixed feelings about F1's annual trip to China, but insists that he is more than ready to put up with the extreme tyre wear the teams will face next weekend. The Australian has endured a tough start to 2015, with the under-performing Renault engine hampering his efforts to keep on terms with Mercedes and Ferrari and leaving him only eighth in the drivers' championship after sixth- and tenth-place finishes in Melbourne and Malaysia respectively. With China next on the schedule, Ricciardo and Red Bull will face another different challenge, with the cooler temperatures and short tyre 'life' – which the team claims is measured in 'corners rather than laps' – key...
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