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Fernando Alonso heaped praise on youngster Daniel Ricciardo on Sunday after he held the Australian off in a thrilling scrap to take fifth place for Ferrari in the German Grand Prix.
The two-time world champion battled wheel-to-wheel with Ricciardo as the Red Bull man defended his position and attacked him in the closing stages.
Alonso said: “Daniel is a surprise from Australia. I think he’s doing unbelievable.
“I think he’s seven-three in the first ten races with Sebastian [Vettel], so it’s something we probably didn’t suspect,” he said, referring to Red Bull’s qualifying performances.
“He’s driving fantastically and today he was battling very smart — always taking the slipstream off me after I pass him and braking very late, attacking very late and never missing a corner.
“He was very, very smart, very respectful with the rules and it was a great fight.”
Ricciardo remains third the championship behind Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, and sits nine points ahead of Alonso.
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