Daniel Ricciardo has little time to celebrate his return to the podium as the Formula One circus heads to Hockenheim for this weekend's German Grand Prix.
Red Bull is expected to again be fighting Ferrari as the battle between the dominant Mercedes drivers heats up out front.
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Nico Rosberg, who led the drivers' championship by 43 points early in the season, will be keen to win his home race and reclaim the lead he lost to Lewis Hamilton in Hungary last week.
As for Ricciardo, he clearly had the monkey off his back in the post-race video posted to his twitter account. Joking with friends as he returned to Monaco for a few nights, the Australian thanked his team and fans for the support that had buoyed him through recent travails.
"The weekend was obviously good," Ricciardo said. "Nice to be back on the podium, very happy with that. Nice to leave a Sunday feeling content and satisfied.
"Hungary has been good to me and now we have a few days turnover ... and then sights set on Hockenheim in a few days. Good times."
Ricciardo's Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen received the all-clear from race officials for his aggressive defending of fifth place at Budapest ahead of Ferrrai's Kimi Raikkonen, but his driving style will be closely watched on Hockenheim's long straight where there's likely to be high-speed overtaking.
Verstappen is sixth in the drivers' standings, with Raikkonen and fellow Ferrari pilot Sebastian Vettel ahead of him. Ricciardo is in third with 115 points.
While Red Bull's next major chance to push Mercedes for first or second is likely to come on the tight Singapore street circuit in September, Red Bull principal Christian Horner said his team have made good progress in developing the car.
"Pre-season we thought we'd be lucky to be in the top five, so to be fighting Ferrari, one point behind [in the constructors' standings] at the halfway point in the season having won a race [is better than expected]," he told Sky Sports.
"To have both cars finish ahead in their respective battles with Ferrari [in Hungary] was a great performance and great first half of the year for us. We're always confident the second half of the season should be stronger than our first half."