Red Bull’s gamble pays off for Ricciardo
Safety car strategy almost gave a one-two for Red Bull
the Dutch youngster from fourth to fifth. one-two for Red Bull, with scrappy attempts to overtake the main title contenders.
The Dutchman ran wide and dropped back behind Ricciardo when trying to pass Hamilton and later spun his Red Bull and Vettel’s Ferrari while attempting to pass the German for third – an error he owned up to afterwards. – AFP, REUTERS
CHINESE GP RESULTS (Top five)
1. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull): 1hr 35min 35.980sec
2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes): at 8.894 3. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari): at 9.637 4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): at 16.985 5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull): at 20.436
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo chugging champagne from his racing boot in a trademark “shoey”.