Motor-racing:Ricciardo reveals how he took down Sebastian Vettel with expert passing move at Italian GP

DANIEL Ricciardo has spoken about his overtaking manoeuvre to pass Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel on his way to finishing fifth in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday. The Australian, who has consolidated third place in the Formula One drivers’ standings, had to slice his way through the field to duel with Vettel after having been as low as 12th place. Ricciardo had the benefit of fresh tyres after deciding to pit later than his midfield rivals. That helped him to force Vettel on the outside in the second chicane to zoom past the German like he has all season. "Obviously Seb is smart and I think I’m smart enough, so we kept it clean," Ricciardo said of their duel. “He defended well and then I had another chance in the second chicane. "Sometimes if you do something half-heartedly it can end up worse, so I think it is important to commit to whatever you do. I’m sure [Red Bull team principal] Christian [Horner] and a few other guys were holding their breath but we were in control; we know what we are doing. "I had some good fights out there — I enjoyed that. We fell back a bit at the start and that wasn’t ideal, but it was important we just kept cool. The first stint I was able to go long, and even if the pace wasn’t great I was able to keep the prime [tyres] fresh for the end of the race so we knew we would have a chance. Starting ninth on the grid, Ricciardo dropped back to 12th by the end of the opening lap. He didn’t make his charge until after his lone pit stop — on lap 26 — for the new tyres that enabled him to thread his way through the field.