Ricciardo aiming for podium in Singapore

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo sets his sights on a podium finish in the upcoming Grand Prix in Singapore, following a "frustrating" Italian Grand Prix last weekend.

Ricciardo was made to take the Renault Spec-3 engine by his Red Bull team and this resulted in a penalty.

The Aussie was at the back of the grid at the start and was slowly making his way back into contention before a clutch issue in his car forced him to retire at Monza.

Ricciardo said the race was "frustrating" following his multiple technical problems he's had this season so far.

"It's been another frustrating race for me," Ricciardo told The Checkered Flag. "I passed Stroll and looked in the mirror to see if I was clear of him but I couldn't see that well.

"I then realised that was because there was a lot of smoke coming out the back of the car and when I reported it to my engineers, they asked me to stop.

"I feared it could have been something to do with the power unit but after we got the car back to the garage and the guys investigated, they suspect it's a clutch issue."

Ricciardo is without a podium finish since his win in Monaco, and that was only one out of two for the soon-to-be Renault driver, as he endures a frustrating and underwhelming final season with Red Bull.