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Ricciardo set to pounce
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Third on the grid, Lewis vows to fight on
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Only champs win at Marina Bay
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Trouble again for Hamilton, but he is unfazed
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Red Bull's Ricciardo has more and more admirers
!["I’ve put myself in a good position, pole would have been ideal but second is the next best for today. If we can get a good start and track position, then, we can try to control the race as well as possible." — Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo (above)](https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sites/default/files/styles/rl280/public/articles/2016/09/18/NP_20160918_DCDANIEL18_1387606.jpg?itok=fte6uiiV ""I’ve put myself in a good position, pole would have been ideal but second is the next best for today. If we can get a good start and track position, then, we can try to control the race as well as possible." — Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo (above)")
!["Nico did a great job and showed the true potential of the car. Hopefully tomorrow, I’ll try and at least get one step up ahead to give that front row for the team." — Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton (above), who will start third on the grid tonight](https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sites/default/files/styles/rl280/public/articles/2016/09/18/NP_20160918_DCLEWIS18_1387563.jpg?itok=uY5atRiG ""Nico did a great job and showed the true potential of the car. Hopefully tomorrow, I’ll try and at least get one step up ahead to give that front row for the team." — Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton (above), who will start third on the grid tonight")
!["This is an incredibly tough circuit, 23 corners and very long to get everything right to do a lap here. Plus it is incredibly bumpy. It is challenging, but physically and mentally on a scale that is a little bit more than Monaco." — Lewis Hamilton (above), on the Marina Bay street circuit](https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sites/default/files/styles/rl280/public/articles/2016/09/17/NP_20160917_DCLEWIS17_1386776.jpg?itok=VM03rkK_ ""This is an incredibly tough circuit, 23 corners and very long to get everything right to do a lap here. Plus it is incredibly bumpy. It is challenging, but physically and mentally on a scale that is a little bit more than Monaco." — Lewis Hamilton (above), on the Marina Bay street circuit")
!["Daniel is fantastic. He is one of the best examples of a young driver entering Formula 1 and getting it right." — Former F1 champion Jackie Stewart on Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo (above)](https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sites/default/files/styles/rl280/public/articles/2016/09/17/NP_20160917_DCYOUNG17_1386701.jpg?itok=5H-nvjEK ""Daniel is fantastic. He is one of the best examples of a young driver entering Formula 1 and getting it right." — Former F1 champion Jackie Stewart on Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo (above)")