Motorsport
Sameer Contractor
Apr 15, 2018, 8:11 PM
In a dramatic finish to the Chinese Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo took his first win of the season after a late charge towards the top spot in the race. The Australian driver passed Valtteri Bottas in the second half of the race to take the lead, while Kimi Raikkonnen of Scuderia Ferrari took another consecutive podium coming in third. Pole sitter Sebastian Vettel dropped to P8 after a mess of a second half including a collision with Max Verstappen, which demoted the Dutch to fifth behind Lewis Hamilton.
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