“Holy testicle Tuesday!” Rarely short of a memorable quote - this one coming from Jim Carrey’s Ace Ventura - those were the words Daniel Ricciardo used to sum up his stunning Formula 1 victory in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, having bounced back from almost missing qualifying to standing on the top step just 24 hours later. It was a weekend that saw Red Bull run firmly as the third-fastest team, only for the opportunity arise for it to snatch the race away from Mercedes and Ferrari. And it was an opportunity that Ricciardo seized in clinical, cut-throat fashion. Concerns about how the Ultrasoft tyre would hold up in the race given its heavy wear in practice prompted both Ferrari and...
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