Daniel Ricciardo says a sense of "regret" after races led to him adopting the 'Honey Badger' approach.

Known mostly for his qualifying during his Toro Rosso years, the Australian turned it up when promoted to Red Bull by unleashing his aggression in overtakes.

Similarly, the Honey Badger is also known for its ability to attack and defend itself, but Ricciardo admits he had to force himself to be that way.

"The reason for me putting myself out there and changing my approach for racing and being aggressive was too many times throughout my whole career, I would leave the track on a Sunday night feeling sorry for myself, basically leaving with regrets," he said on Nico Rosberg's Beyond Victory podcast.

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“When I adopted the Honey Badger, I made that pact to myself that I would rather try and fail to try and potentially crash than not try at all.

"I can live with myself so much better if I have a go and I think also the people around me unless I’m being reckless, they’re going to respect me.

“Once I started getting it, your confidence builds and you have the confidence to keep doing it. It feels good. It feels great."

It was an approach which famously won him last year's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai for Red Bull, although replicating the manoeuvres has been much hard so far with Renault as he still builds confidence in the R.S.19.