SUZUKA, Japan -- Daniel Ricciardo hopes Mercedes decision to go conservative with its engine settings at this weekends Japanese Grand Prix will create an opportunity for Red Bull to bring the fight to the championship leaders at Suzuka.The Australian won the Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend after Lewis Hamilton suffered an engine failure 16 laps from the end. In reaction to the failure, Mercedes is running revised parameters for its engine this weekend, including a more conservative oil specification.That could bring us closer, yes, absolutely, Ricciardo said. Forgetting what happened last weekend, coming into this race we always thought it was going to be one where we can probably have an advantage over Ferrari.And if it is wet sure we can get really close to Mercedes. I know that wet race in 2014 our race pace was really good. At the time we were a bit quicker than Mercedes in the race, and the deficit was bigger than it is now in terms of machinery. So we will be pretty racy. Dry conditions, qualifying, they will still have a little bit on us, but I think we will keep it within half a second.Asked why Red Bull has an advantage over Mercedes in the wet, Ricciardo added: They probably have too much power! So traction and things like that they might struggle a little bit more. It doesnt seem we have to work that hard to get a good car in the wet. In the wet you still need a good car, you still need to balance it.Normally in the past it just feels like if it rains then it doesnt matter what set-up we have in the car. Normally we have pretty good grip, so we probably just have a bigger window in the wet conditions. That is the obvious thing for me which stands out.After taking his first win since 2014 in Malaysia, Ricciardo is hoping to keep the momentum going this weekend.Since Silverstone I had not been on the podium for a while, and then in Budapest I got a podium, and since then I have had a podium at every race except Monza. 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Even Luke Lewis admits he was lucky to walk off ANZ Stadium with the Clive Churchill Medal around his neck on Sunday.The veteran back-rower was a controversial selection for best on ground in Cronullas 14-12 drought-breaking NRL grand final win over Melbourne, beating out match-winner Andrew Fifita.Fifita turned in a game-changing performance - running for a mammoth 191 metres, making 11 tackle busts and 30 tackles.Thats as well as scoring the match-winning try in the 69th minute in which he carried five defenders over the line.While Lewis was dynamic and proved a constant threat on the right edge, ran for 140 metres, made 26 tackles in an 80-minute effort and went within inches of scoring at try, only to be denied by a desperate Blake Green tackle, Fifita was roundly considered to be the standout.When they read my name out I felt like crying, Lewis said.I pinched myself and thought Is this really happening? The first thing I thought about is Im the person lucky enough to go up and get this medal.The 17 guys should be walking up there wwith me.dddddddddddd I know you cant do that but if it werent for them, I wouldnt be here.Lewis was arguably the most controversial Clive Churchill selection since Daly Cherry-Evans, who was awarded the prized medal in a losing side in the 2013 decider.The grand final win provided Lewis with his second premiership ring, after he also helped the Panthers to the 2003 title as a spiky-haired 20-year-old winger.After being a part of breaking Cronullas 50-year premiership drought, coach Shane Flanagan lauded Lewis as one of the key pieces of their title-winning puzzle.Flanagan said the decision to lure Lewis from Penrith four years ago helped turn around the culture of the club.I had a philosophy when I started coaching, the only rep player we had was Gal, Flanagan said.He was making 200 metres every week and we needed to change that.I needed to get some rep players in the club and Luke Lewis was one guy I wanted. 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