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Determined ... Ricciardo has his eyes well and truly set on moving up in F1. Source: Mark Baker / AAP
Rising star Daniel Ricciardo is vowing to crank up the aggression when the red lights go out on the new Formula 1 season this weekend.
The Australian is about to begin his second full season at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne with the Red Bull-backed Toro Rosso team.
| No. | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel (GER) | Red Bull |
| 2 | Mark Webber (AUS) | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso (ESP) | Ferrari |
| 4 | Felipe Massa (BRZ) | |
| 5 | Jenson Button (GBR) | McLaren |
| 6 | Sergio Perez (MEX) | |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) | Lotus |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean (FRA) | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg (GER) | Mercedes |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton (GBR) | |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg (GER) | Sauber |
| 12 | Esteban Gutierrez (MEX) | |
| 14 | Paul di Resta (GBR) | Force India |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil (GER) | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado (VEN) | Williams |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas (FIN) | |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) | Toro Rosso |
| 19 | Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA) | |
| 20 | Charles Pic (FRA) | Caterham |
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde (NED) | |
| 22 | Jules Bianchi (FRA) | Marussia |
| 23 | Max Chilton (GBR) |
Ricciardo often lost places on the run from the start down to turn one in his debut year with the team, but is looking to take no prisoners on the opening lap of this year's races.
"Hoping to tear it apart!" he said during a News Limited online chat session with fans. "Don't plan on making any friends."
Check out everything Daniel Ricciardo had to say to fans during Tuesday's live chat HERE.
The Perth-born racer has his fingers crossed that there will also be fewer cars in front of him on the grid.
Ricciardo is hoping Toro Rosso's new STR8 will be a leap forward on last year's car, which saw both he and French teammate Jean-Eric Vergne struggle to make the first qualifying cut early in the season.
This year, Ricciardo has his sights set on being inside the top 10 on Saturday.
"I'm really hoping to make Q3. That's the first aim for the weekend.
"We will soon find out if the car is better than last year. I believe it is, but question is how much more have the other teams improved."
The 2013 season is make or break for Ricciardo. One of many young drivers Red Bull has on its books, he will be under pressure to retain his seat at the team if he doesn't show star potential this year.
The Italian team has rarely kept drivers for more than two years since the energy drink company's name went over the doors in 2006.
But, despite knowing there is a raft of up-and-coming drivers all waiting for their shot at the big time, Ricciardo revealed the greatest pressure comes from himself.
Chasing his Formula 1 dreams meant giving up a lot, something Ricciardo has never forgotten.
"I think once I made that commitment to move to Europe, that was my biggest motivation.
"I sacrificed a lot of my teenage childhood and friends' birthdays etc. So to go home empty handed would feel like a loss.
"For that reason, I want to do it properly."
Follow our Live Blog of the Australian F1 Grand Prix this Sunday on SPEEDTV.com.au.
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