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Ricciardo: Back row to eighth felt like a podium

Daniel Ricciardo says his eighth place finish at Monza felt like a podium to his Red Bull team after starting from the back due to his 50-place grid penalty. The Australian suffered a complete engine blow out after just five laps into FP3 in Italy and consequently received a 50-place grid penalty for a total power unit change. Despite starting 19th on the grid, the Red Bull driver enjoyed a strong race to cut through the field and finish eighth after passing Sauber's Marcus Ericsson on the final lap. Ricciardo says getting past Ericsson was a nice bonus at the end of a productive race and felt like celebrating his points finish in Italy in a similar fashion to his podium in the Hungarian...
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