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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. So you could say I have had good momentum. It is probably just confidence.Momentum is another word for confidence. So I feel good now, absolutely, coming into this race with positivity. And if it brings another good result, we will just keep calling it momentum then! Sixteen years ago, Dylan Alcott was bullied in school for being overweight and in a wheelchair.Now hes a triple Paralympian and dual gold medallist, and thanks sport for changing his life.The 25-year-old won Australias first wheelchair tennis singles gold medal in 16 years on Wednesday (Thursday AEST), and said, as a nine-year-old, he would never have believed it.I was an insecure kid about my disability. A few kids used to call me a cripple and I hate that word. I used to believe them, he said.The world No.1 player in the quad class defeated Great Britains Andy Lapthorne 6-3 6-4, backing up from his gold medal-winning doubles match the previous night with Heath Davidson.Alcott has also become one of a handful of Australians to win gold medals in two sports, after switching from wheelchair basketball.The Victorian won gold with the Rollers in Beijing in 2008 at age 17 and silver with them again in London.I dont know many people with a resume like that, he said.This is probably sweeter because Ive worked harder for this.Alcotts victory was just one of the highlights on day seven of competition ffor the Aussie team.ddddddddddddSwitching from the track, Australias cyclists dug deep in sizzling conditions to pull out one gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the road time trials.Dual athletics world record-holder Isis Holt won silver at her debut Games in the womens T35 100m.Bundabergs Rheed McCracken claimed bronze in the mens T34 800m, as did Jodi Elkington-Jones in the womens T37 long jump.And Jonathon Milne won Australias first medal in archery since 1984 with a bronze in the mens individual compound standing event.But it wasnt all good news.The Australian mens wheelchair basketball team suffered a shock quarter-final exit from the Games after being hammered by Great Britain 74-51.There were no medals in the pool.And Victorian wheelchair racer Jake Lappin was forced to withdraw from his two remaining events after he was hospitalised with an illness.Despite this, Australia retained sixth spot on the medal table, with 10 gold, 21 silver and 20 bronze. ' ' '