Despite finishing slowest of the session, the Pole remained upbeat about being back out in a current Formula 1 car.
The McLaren driver finished tenth in Free Practice 2, but remains unhappy with the balance of his car.
The Dane ended eighth fastest in the afternoon session and feels there is plenty of positives to take away from Friday practice at the Red Bull Ring.
Scuderia Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen maintains it is difficult to compare their performance to other teams at this point in the weekend.
The Dutchman was third and fifth across the two sessions on Friday, with the Dutchman suffering floor damage early in FP2 that compromised his whole session.
The Haas driver finished seventh in both of Friday’s Free Practice sessions in Austria.
Ricciardo enjoyed his first day of running at the Red Bull Ring for the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix
The German was fourth fastest in first practice and third in the second, although his final quick run in FP2 was halted by Pierre Gasly causing a red flag.
Bottas finished second quickest in both of today’s practice sessions.
Lewis Hamilton topped both Free Practice sessions on Friday at the Austrian Grand Prix and said that he preferred the hardest compound of the slick tyres brought by Pirelli.
Just as they did this morning, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes continued to lead the way in Free Practice 2 for the Austrian Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas was second, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel had to settle for third.
The Frenchman has not scored points so far in 2018 but has scored top ten finishes in both Austrian Grand Prix he has raced with Haas.
The Dane arrives at the Red Bull Ring on the back of a strong weekend in France, but he knows there is still things to improve with the VF-18.
The Finn is hopeful of a smooth weekend at the Red Bull Ring as he bids for a fifth top three finish of the year.
A week on from the dramas of France, Sebastian Vettel wants to put what happened there behind him so he can focus on returning to winning ways in Austria.
Getting even the smallest details right or wrong could swing the result of the Austrian Grand Prix the way of any of the three teams at the front of the field, according to Toto Wolff.
Valtteri Bottas’ performances in 2018 have warranted better results than what the Finn has achieved, according to his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.
