Daniel Ricciardo logged the fifth win of his F1 career in Baku, and once again the Red Bull driver was the man in the right place to take advantage when things didn’t go to plan for the pace-setting teams.
The Australian dropped down the order when he had to pit after five laps to remove debris from a brake duct, which has sent the temperatures up. That dropped him as low as 17th, but then a series of safety cars and incidents played into his hands.
Some aggressive passing at restarts also helped, and after the red flag he ran in third – and inherited the lead when first Lewis Hamilton and then Sebastian Vettel had to pit.