Ricciardo on Singapore: "It's time to win the damn thing!"

Daniel Ricciardo is hoping to finally shine brightly again during the Singapore Grand Prix next weekend, as the Aussie has had a frustrating spell of mechanical failures in the last handful of races.

In Germany, his spell of bad luck kicked off, as he had a mechanical DNF for Red Bull. In Belgium, two weeks ago, he suffered the same fate, and last weekend in Monza, it happened yet again, even though he'd already taken a grid penalty for changing his power unit. Unbelievably frustrating for the Aussie, who might be thinking he made the right call to switch to Renault next season.

When it comes to the Singapore Grand Prix, it's been one of those races that has eluded him for a long time. He first stepped on the podium in 2014 in his first year at Red Bull, and constantly finished second in the years after. Can he finally win it this year?

"As everybody knows I love street circuits," he told SpeedWeek.

"The feeling of driving on the limit and being so close to the walls, you never get enough of that.

"I was on the podium for the past four years and now it's time to win the damn thing!" he underlined.

The night setting of the Singapore Grand Prix, which has always been so since the Grand Prix got added to the calendar, is something Ricciardo appreciates.

"Singapore is the first night race and the calendar is pretty hectic.

"Still, it has something romantic to be heading to bed at around 5 in the morning," the Aussie concluded.