5 talking points from the Singapore Grand Prix

#2 Lacklustre stuff from Ricciardo

Ricciardo didn't exactly have a great race, it could be said

Not since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix had Ricciardo finished once outside the podium. In fact, his form at the Marina Bay track had been so utterly brilliant that he completed a hat-trick of P2 finishes at the venue during 2017.

In fact, in giving great hope to his team, when Ricciardo went fastest on Saturday's second qualifying run, it appeared that no one was firing a shot in the dark when it was said the Red Bulls were gunning for a big finish at Singapore.

Yet, in finishing sixth, about a second off Raikkonen meant that Ricciardo exits Singapore without the familiar grin we've come to associate with him. In his pursuit of Raikkonen's Ferrari, what was most surprising about Ricciardo was that while he went nearly 13.5 kilometres faster than Kimi where corner speed was concerned, but he wasn't able to match him on the straight-line speed. And maybe that explained his lacklustre run?

Throughout the race, he seemed uncomfortable when it came to the prospect of lapping the other cars and was unable to pass the Finn in the fighting moments of the stage, to gather a lowly sixth-place finish. In the past three races, this is the first time that the Aussie finished a race, having registered two DNFs at Spa and Monza.