Daniel Ricciardo has surpassed the expectations of many in terms of his performances since moving to Red Bull Racing, but the biggest challenge of his season is yet to come. Few anticipated that the Australian would match up to four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel early in the season, but getting to grips with the latest breed of F1 car has helped Ricciardo to present viable opposition to his immediate benchmark, if not necessarily the Mercedes duo at the head of the field. Excluded from a podium finish in his homeland, Ricciardo finally got his hands on some silverware in Spain last weekend, building on back-to-back fourth places to move to within six point of Vettel in the overall...
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