 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Ricciardo akatanga mwaka uyu aine nzvimbo yechina muAustralia, achibva panhanho yechisere pagiredhi rokutanga pashure pokunge apiwa chirango chenzvimbo nhatu pamusana pokumhanya zvikuru mumamiriro ezvinhu ane mureza mutsvuku. MuBahrain, akarekodha asina kupedzisa mushure mekutadza kwemagetsi padanho repiri. Mhedzisiro yake mu2018 Chinese Grand Prix yaive nani zvakanyanya, ichitora kukunda kwakasimba nemasekondi mapfumbamwe, mushure mekutanga wechitanhatu pagridhi. Pa2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Ricciardo akanga achirwira nzvimbo yechina newaaitamba naye Max Verstappen muhafu yekupedzisira yomutambo. Gondo rake rapamberi rakabata zvakasimba neshure romukwikwidzi waaitamba naye, uye chiitiko chacho chakaita kuti vatyairi vose vari vaviri vasiye basa. Pa2018 Spanish Grand Prix, Ricciardo akapedza ari wechishanu uye akaisa rekodhi, kunyangwe achitenderera pasi pemota yekuchengetedza chaiyo. Vachipinda muMonaco Grand Prix ya2018, Ricciardo naVerstappen vaionekwa sevanoda kukunda mujaho nekuda kwemotokari dzavo chassis yepamusoro uye pasi-simba. Ricciardo akatungamirira zvidzidzo zvose zvitatu asati agadzirira, achiputsa zvinyorwa zvepurogiramu yega yega. Ricciardo akakwanisa kuwana nzvimbo yechipiri yebasa rake muMonaco, achitungamirira musangano wega wega uye achiisa rekodhi idzva rekodhi zvakare. Mumakwikwi, Ricciardo akakwanisa kubata Ferrari yaSebastian Vettel kuti atore kukunda kwake kwekutanga kweMonaco Grand Prix uye kukunda kwake kwekutanga kweGrand Prix kubva panzvimbo yepamusoro, kunyangwe aifanira kubata nekurasikirwa kwesimba nekuda kweMGU-K simba rekuburitsa nyaya munhangemutange yese. 