Melbourne: Red Bull number one Daniel Ricciardo today insisted he can cope with the pressure at his home Grand Prix, but played down his chances of winning the opening race of the season.


Daniel Ricciardo. Pic/AFP 

The Australian goes into Sunday's race at Albert Park in Melbourne as the team's top driver after four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel moved to Ferrari. Ricciardo was still something of an unknown quantity at last year's Australian Grand Prix but proved his mettle during a stellar 2014, finishing third in the drivers standings behind Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.