Daniel Ricciardo says he wants to repeat his feat of breaking a trend from Japan by step𒐪ping on to the podium in Abu Dhabi for the first time and feels Red Bull will be in the hunt for victory after a difficult Brazil race.

The Australian driver fought back from a first-lap tangle with Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne to finish sixth at the Brazilian Grand Prix but despite Max Verstappen having an incident-free race Red Bull never looked to have the race pace to match 🙈Ferrari and Mercedes at Interlagos.

While Ricciardo’s best result at the Yas Marina circuit has been fourth place in 2014, he’s determined to break another run of zero r🐓ostrums havingꦡ produced the feat at Suzuka earlier this year.

Despite suffering back-to-back retirements in Austin and Mexico, Red Bu♑l🐽l has demonstrated a strong late season surge which Ricciardo is confident can continue in Abu Dhabi after a blip in Brazil.

“Yas Marina is a bit like Suzuka for me thou꧑gh, a track that I've always enjoyed and gone well o🥀n but not quite reached the podium at,” Ricciardo said. “I broke that trend in Suzuka this year so hopefully I can do the same in Abu Dhabi.

“It's a fꦐun track to drive, I like the twilight thing and I guess because it's theᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ end of the season it's even more enjoyable.

“We practice in the daylight but race at twilight which makes tꦍhings more cha🍬llenging. You generally don't look too much into the sunlight sessions because in the evenings, when it counts, the track cools down and the car changes so much. I wouldn't say they are wasted sessions but you do have to take them with a pinch of salt.

“When you have so much time away from the car in the off season it helps to sign off with a strong result as it makes you feel like you rea🎀lly deserve a break. I think we should have a strong car in Abu Dhabi. I said I want another win before the season is out and I think we have a decent chance of achieving that.”