Ricciardo: Red Bull chance "triggered my aggression"

15:07, 12 Apr 2018
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Ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo has looked back at his career in the F1 and revealed that it wasn't until he signed for Red Bull that he got his aggressive driving style the Aussie is known for.
Ricciardo admitted that at the start of his F1-career at Toro Rosso he was too cautious, as he didn't have the confidence and experience yet.
"The first few years of Toro Rosso I probably just lacked a bit of confidence, I was probably a bit too overwhelmed by F1 and put it on a pedestal," the Aussie said.
Eventually, he got a transfer to Red Bull and drove alongside Sebastian Vettel.
"As soon as I got to Red Bull I acknowledged it was my real chance, and my chance to create my reputation.
"I knew if the first season, or even the first few races, I was swamped by everyone, everyone would be like 'Oh he's the easy guy'.
"I was conscious of it, but I think it happened naturally."
Now, we know Ricciardo for his exceptional overtaking moves, like the one in Azerbeidjan last season, which was awarded the move of the season, as he picked up three places in one turn, much like Lewis Hamilton did last weekend.