Daniel Ricciardo says he was surprised by the lack of grip at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez circuit during Friday practice for the Mexican Grand Prix.The Australian was the quickest Red Bull driver on Friday in Mexico, finishing eighth in FP1 and fifth in FP2, but could only get within 0.658s of Sebastian Vettels fastest time in the afternoon session. Ricciardo admits he expected to find more grip after a number of races at the track since last years grand prix -- including the World Endurance Championship and Formula E, which ran on a modified layout.I think it will get better, to be honest today I expected the grip to be higher after a year and the WEC came here and other categories, Ricciardo said. I thought the track would have rubbered in a bit, but its still very slippery so it might take a bit more time.I think by the end of the weekend on Sunday the last half of the race will be better, but I think were going to be fighting the balance from now until the end, its just trying to get comfortable with a slippery sort of feeling on track.Ricciardo says the lack of grip has made finding the right set-up difficult but he remains confident that Red Bull will be able to discover a solution ahead of Sundays race.Its really tricky to actually find the right setup in these conditions, when its low grip you have a bit of understeer and you have a bit of oversteer, so knowing what way to really set the car up is tricky.I think we improved it today from the morning but I think theres still some progress to make, so well prepare for a pretty low grip track tomorrow and try and improve the balance from there.A number of drivers complained of high tyre degradation during both sessions, particularly on the super-soft tyre. Although he struggled himself on the softest compound during long runs, Ricciardo feels Red Bull has more pace to find over one lap ahead of qualifying.I think the super-soft on one lap will be quicker, but on the long run it was not lasting very long today. For a lot of us we had problems with that tyre, so I dont think well do many laps on that tyre on Sunday, well see what happens.Terry OReilly Jersey . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. Jeremy Lauzon Bruins Jersey . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. http://www.thebostonbruinshockey.com/zdeno-chara-hockey-jersey/ . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Jakub Zboril Jersey . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars. Bobby Orr Bruins Jersey . Supported by three-run homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos, the young right-hander went seven strong innings in the Washington Nationals 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.CHICAGO -- Dwyane Wade tweeted an apology Friday for making a throat-slash gesture at the end of the Chicago Bulls 105-99 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday.Wade was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday for the gesture, which he made after making a game-clinching 3-pointer with 26.3 seconds left that gave the Bulls a lead they would not relinquish. He admitted after the game that he had an out-of-body experience after hitting the 3 in his Bulls debut.Since signning with the Bulls over the summer, Wade has spoken publicly many times about trying to cut down the violence within Chicago.ddddddddddddWade, 34, did not address reporters after Fridays practice. Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said that Wade didnt do much in practice as the Bulls try to keep him healthy for the long grind of the NBA season. ' ' '