SHANGHAI, China -- A week after saying "this sport can rip your heart out," following an early retirement in Bahrain, Daniel Ricciardo admitted he'd take 50 days like last weekend in order to experience the sort of race he won in China.
The Australian produced a stunning drive from P6 to claim a shock win for Red Bull in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. Ricciardo, and teammate Max Verstappen, opted to switch to soft tyres during a mid-race Safety Car while Ferrari and Mercedes remained on used mediums.
The pace advantage became clear once the Safety Car was back in the pitlane with Ricciardo charging past Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas en route to his sixth victory in Formula One.