Top & flop 5 - the best and worst drivers of the day

The driver of the day, the race winner from sixth: Daniel Ricciardo put on a clinic today, so of course, he's in the top category.

The Aussie showed great aggressiveness after the safety car went away, overtaking both Ferrari's and both Mercedes cars to snatch first place. And once he was in first, he never looked back. He sent it down the inside of Valtteri Bottas and took off, logging the fastest lap of the day several times after the fact. A dominating performance from the Honey Badger, but to be honest, any driver that does a 'shoey' would be in our top bracket.

Daniel Ricciardo wouldn't be winning if it wasn't for the Red Bull mechanics who slaved for hours after FP3 to fix up Ricciardo's car after the engine spat out flames during the practice session. Although it wasn't Ricciardo's fault for that engine blowing up in the first place...

Then, during the race, a brilliant tactical move from the Bulls. As soon as the safety car came out, both Red Bulls came in to change from medium to soft tyres. It barely cost them any time, and after the fact, both cars were clearly faster than all of their opponents in front of them, who both Verstappen and Ricciardo were overtaking for fun. It resulted in a Ricciardo win, but as for Verstappen...

Max Verstappen needs to calm down with his aggressiveness. Sure, it's what got him where he is today and he's known for his attacking racing style, but that mentality cost him (and Sebastian Vettel) big.

First, Verstappen was forced off the track by a brilliantly defending Lewis Hamilton, who had every right to close the door on Verstappen when he tried to take him down the inside. Verstappen was forced wide and was overtaken by Ricciardo, who never looked back. A mistake by the Dutchman, but nothing big.

He passed Hamilton eventually and crept up to Sebastian Vettel. Instead of waiting for another lap and coming closer to the German, Verstappen slungshot his RB14 down the inside of Vettel as he saw a gap in the hairpin turn, but misjudged the corner and hit Vettel's car, causing both of them to be spun around. Vettel lost sight of the podium and Verstappen eventually got hit with a 10-second penalty for causing a collision. Another collision that's costing the Dutchman after retiring last week from running into Lewis Hamilton. He needs to calm down.

That safety car that essentially won Ricciardo the race was caused by Pierre Gasly. Much like Verstappen, Gasly made a move on the inside of the hairpin turn of the Shanghai International Circuit on his teammate Brendon Hartley. There wasn't a gap though, and Gasly just ran into the Kiwi, breaking his front wing into tiny bits all over the turn. Gasly, just like Verstappen, got hit with a 10-second penalty for causing a collision. Hartley eventually retired, and Gasly came home in P18. A day to forget after an unforgettable weekend in Bahrain.

That move at the end on Sebastian Vettel just deserves some recognition. Fernando "now we can fight" Alonso was leading the midfield with Nico Hulkenberg when suddenly, a slow Sebastian Vettel came in their sights in P6. Hulkenberg overtook his fellow countryman in a DRS-zone, and then it was Alonso's turn to attack. He closed the gap and made a brilliant move on Vettel in that very long turn 1, sending it down the inside of the German when he didn't expect it, and then just holding his ground, forcing Vettel to hit the breaks and let Alonso through. A delicious vintage move from the Spaniard, who finished in seventh for the second race in a row.