Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo surged late to seal an unlikely victory in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix - and perhaps the highlight of his victory was a stunning manoeuvre to overtake reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton.Ricciardo took advantage of an incident-packed race to record his sixth career F1 win in Shanghai.Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel had been looked favourite to win until the race was disrupted by the introduction of the safety car, following a collision between Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly and Brendon Harley.It was at this point that Red Bull made the call to switch their cars to soft-compound tyres, whereas rivals Ferrari and Mercedes opted to remain on the medium equivalent.The decision would prove a masterstroke. Whilst teammate Max Verstappen saw his chances disappear following clashes with both Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, Ricciardo seized his opportunity.Committing to his challenge from a long way out, Ricciardo breathtakingly swept past Mercedes' Hamilton before later passing Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.  He finally picked off race leader Valtteri Bottas, passing the Finn with inches to spare, to set up his win.The 28-year-old's triumph is all the more remarkable given that he had faced the prospect of starting from the back of the grid following a dramatic engine failure in Friday's practice session - which left him in danger of missing Saturday's qualifying.

The Australian's victory now throws the world championship wide open.

Sebastian Vettel had taken both of the opening races of the season, but could finish only eighth after he sustained damage to his car during his coming together with Verstappen.

Ricciardo now sits fourth in the Drivers' Championship, 17 points behind leader Vettel. The win also sees Red Bull consolidate their third place standing in the Constructors' Championship.

Whilst Red Bull may struggle to completely bridge to gap to perennial contenders Mercedes and Ferrari this season, their aggressive approach towards racing has certainly given a much-needed boost to a sport which some have criticised as having become too predictable in recent years.

Few could also deny that Ricciardo deserved his victory, given both the temperament and skill he demonstrated in the closing stages of the race.