Daniel Ricciardo started Sunday night's Singapore Grand Prix from third on the grd after displaying strong speed and balance from his Red Bull Racer since Friday's first practice, however, when the cars in front of him took each other out, Lewis Hamilton had already come through to take the lead, leaving Daniel to slot into a steady P2.

While keeping the Mercedes in check after the first safety car period, the Aussie racer had gearbox issues that made it difficult to attack the Mercedes, even though he had been faster than the championship leader all weekend.

However, all was not lost as he managed to salvage second place from the chaotic event, his third second place finish in Singapore in a row…

"The rain made it all pretty hectic. Everyone was in the same boat though and we hadn't driven in the wet here before so it's all about switching on early, being aware of the situation and trying to adapt as quickly as you can,” he said. “My start was quite slow off the line. In hindsight it was probably a good thing, because it allowed the chaos to unfold in front of me.”

“Then in the first few laps I felt we were okay in the wet but then I felt we were a bit harsh on the tyres. Even when we pitted and had fresher tyres, we couldn't really make an impact on Lewis. The team was asking me to manage the gears through the race and after I learned we had a leak and were losing oil pressure in the gearbox from early on. Of course I came here to win and really wanted it, but second place is great and I'm not going to complain about it."