F1: Top ten performances of the season so far

#4 Daniel Ricciardo in Monaco

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Daniel Ricciardo, before Monaco 2018, had only managed a race win from as high as P4. His only two career pole positions have both come at Monaco, but while one race ended with making Daniel miserable, the other made up for it enough to be called ‘redemption’.

In 2018, the Australian ensured that he left no stone unturned to grab the trophy that had previously escaped him. The 29-year-old topped the timesheets in all three practice sessions and extended his dominance in qualifying by securing pole.

After a smooth start to the race, conditions looked grim for Ricciardo who had to practically become a car whisperer to guarantee a finish. With a loss of power caused due to an MGU-K failure and only six gears left to drive with, the man from Down Under was told to put his head down and manage the rest of his race.

Daniel managed to do exactly that, holding onto a race win by the skin of his teeth, even with Sebastian Vettel sitting in wait for an opportunity to get past the Red Bull driver.