Daniel Ricciardo's Formula One journey

By Susie East

Published 1147 GMT (1947 HKT) March 13, 2015

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Daniel Ricciardo is no stranger to the taste of Formula One's champagne after two victories in his first year driving for Red Bull Racing. Lars Baron/Getty Images

The Australian made his F1 debut with the now defunct Hispania team in 2011, with a best finish of 18th in 11 starts. Mark Thompson/Getty Images

He spent two years with the junior Red Bull team Toro Rosso before signing off, as shown here, at the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix. Peter Fox/Getty Images

He made a dream start to his Red Bull career as he crossed the line in second place at his home race in Australia, only to see his result scrapped because of a fuel-flow problem with the car. Clive Mason/Getty Images

Ricciardo won the first race of his F1 career at the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix after making a series of impressive moves through the field. Mark Thompson/Getty Images

He demonstrated more of his skills in Hungary, making the most of safety-car interruptions to win his second race of 2014. Lars Baron/Getty Images

Sebastian Vettel was Ricciardo's teammate at Red Bull until the German moved to Ferrari at the end of last season. Dan Istitene/Getty Images/file

Twenty-year-old Daniil Kvyat of Russia subsequently joined the team, ensuring Ricciardo's promotion to No.1 driver. Mark Thompson/Getty Images/file

Ricciardo bettered Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen by less than 0.1 seconds to set the fastest time on the second day of F1 pre-season testing in Barcelona in February. Dan Istitene/AFP/Getty

The Australian has a huge home following -- pictured are fans with Ricciardo at last year's race in Melbourne -- and he plans to use their support once again this Sunday. Mark Thompson/Getty Images/file