Ricciardo: I might steal it from Lewis at Silverstone

This time out he is determined to make up for the disappointment of a DNF at Red Bull's home race won by teammate Max Verstappen.

Looking ahead to Silverstone, last stop on the exhaustive tripleheader, Ricciardo said, "I’ve had a podium there but never a win, I might steal it from Lewis. He has a pretty good home record but I’ll try and get one back on the English, they are doing a bit too well in sport at the moment (laughs)."

"I definitely want the track to stay on the calendar and I really hope that’s the case, but if for some reason it had to be replaced with another English circuit I would say Brands Hatch GP Circuit, that would also be sick in an F1 car. Whatever happens, we have to have at least one English race on the calendar."

“My first ever F1 race was at Silverstone so it’s always a special one for me. I’ve always loved the circuit, it’s high speed, flowing and beautiful. Copse is flat and then into Maggots and Becketts is just epic, I’m genuinely so excited about this race. It’s gonna be, full, full, lift, downshift and back to full, it’s gonna be sick. I don’t always love the weather but you win some, you lose some.

"It also has one of the most loyal and patriotic crowds and the place is rich in motorsport history. I had a fun race there last year coming from the back and through the field to fifth, it’s always been a pretty happy hunting ground for me," added the Australian.

During his rise through the junior ranks, Ricciardo won the prestigious British Formula 3 Championship where he became well familiar with UK race tracks and conditions.