FORMULA ONE
Daniel Ricciardo secures surprise victory in China
Shanghai — Daniel Ricciardo made a string of thrilling overtaking moves to snatch a surprise Chinese Grand Prix victory on Sunday after a safety car strategy gamble by his Red Bull team paid off.The Australian, who started sixth after almost missing qualifying, made the most of fresher tyres to finish 8.8sec ahead of Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes."I don’t seem to win boring races," he grinned from the podium, before chugging the champagne from his racing boot in a trademark "shoey"."They are all pretty fun but that was unexpected."Kimi Raikkonen took third place for Ferrari but title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel both endured trying afternoons, the four times world champions ending up fourth and eighth."I was in no-man’s land today," Hamilton said after the race. "I had no pace."Vettel, who won the first two races of the season for Ferrari, saw his lead over Hamilton slashed from 17 points to nine.The German’s race unravelled spectacularly, a collision with Red Bull...
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