F1: The best of Daniel Ricciardo in the 2018 season

#4 The race burglar 'steals' an enthralling Chinese Grand Prix

F1 Grand Prix of China

Ricciardo's first podium for 2018 came in the form of Monaco and the other, the more dramatic one, if it could be said so, came in the form of an incredible win at Shanghai, home of the Chinese Grand Prix.

But having said that, it's also worthwhile to state that his win wasn't really in the offing.

Until Lap 27 of 56, Ricciardo was running in sixth and was nowhere near to the podium post which he'd jump into the fifth place by lap 30.

Thereafter, we'd see a very different perspective to Ricciardo's race, one marked by sublime overtaking and assisted by good fortune.

As the trio of Bottas, Vettel, and Raikkonen was involved in an interesting battle for the first with a few laps still remaining in the race, the safety car was deployed all of a sudden as the two Toro Rosso's came to blows.

As a result, Ricciardo dived into the pits, following his teammate in a stellar double stacking for Red Bull.

A few laps later, as Verstappen, eager to catch Hamilton, would skid off the track only to see Riccardo through to fourth, there would be more good news for the Australian's fans as Daniel would pass Hamilton in a stellar move with only 16 laps to go.

Then, on Lap 42, Ricciardo would make a bold move again, this time on Vettel, then running in second in an incredible effort on the main straights.

With only Bottas to catch, it was a matter of time before his Red Bull's tail emerged in Bottas' mirrors akin to a happy surfer sighting a shark behind.

What was next? Another stunner of a move for Daniel Ricciardo to stun the Chinese Grand Prix attendees and take his second win of the season. He wouldn't let Bottas catch him for 11 laps from the onset of lap number 45.