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Ricciardo at top of his game according to Horner

18:44, 15 Apr 2018

byJake Williams-Smith

The Aussie recorded the sixth win of his F1 career with a brilliant drive from the third row of the gird.

It was a magnificent win for Daniel Ricciardo in China and his team principal Christian Horner says he is operating "at the top of his game" in 2018.

Bahrain was a huge disappointment for the team with a double retirement in the books with just a handful of laps recorded but their performance in China marked some comeback.

While Max Verstappen made headlines for all the wrong reasons, Ricciardo's bravery on the brakes and superb overtaking put Red Bull back on the top step and team boss Horner regards him as one of the best on the grid.

"He’s a very rounded driver now,” Horner said. “He’s absolutely at the top of his game and I think he has been for the last couple of years. He’s hit that balance of experience and pace.

“He’s one of the best overtakers in the business and his judgement is impeccable in terms of judging a gap, getting the car stopped and getting it rotated.

“Daniel has been clinical in the way that he’s executed that race in the passing moves. There was one move on Lewis (Hamilton) at Turn 14, he came from so far back. He just got the job done.”