Daniel Ricciardo has drawn comparisons between his wins in Shanghai last weekend and his miraculous victory in Baku 12 months ago. The Australian capitalised on others misfortunes to take victory on the streets of the Azerbaijani capital.
“With a street circuit you have to love it – but you also have to respect it and understand it. I understand that, to be fast, you have to be on the limit – but put yourself there and it can bite you," he said.
"Last year Baku was crazy in so many ways for so many people. Just like last week in Shanghai, the team had an awesome strategy and made some great calls in the race.
“Did I think we would carve our way all the way up to first? No way, but everyone in front was dropping like flies, I was making some good overtakes and there was just all this momentum keeping me going.
“Crossing the line I was a bit confused, thinking how did we just win that race but also ecstatic. It was crazy, fun race and definitely one to remember."
The Red Bull man might have already won at the circuit, but he is not underestimating the challenge of the speedy street circuit.
“Baku is different to other street circuits, because there are places where you can pass - actually, lots of places where you can pass - as opposed to Monaco and Singapore where there’s not many places to overtake really,” said Ricciardo.
"The trickiest thing in Baku is braking. There are so many braking points where you have to commit and you have to brake as late as you can – but there’s no room for error."
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