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Verstappen development influenced Ricciardo's decision

Verstappen development influenced Ricciardo's decision

01-12-2018 19:20
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Martin Brundle believes the development and growth of Max Verstappen convinced Daniel Ricciardo to swap Red Bull for the yellow and black of Renault.

The Australian departs Red Bull after joining the team in 2014 following two seasons with Toro Rosso and many believe Ricciardo’s decision was influenced by Verstappen becoming the team’s number one driver.

Ricciardo himself maintains he’s in it for the long run with the French team but Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst believes otherwise.

“I think Max Verstappen is likely to become the fastest and most complete rider and I think that has arrived hard at Daniel Ricciardo."

Despite this Brundle doesn’t believe this is a new revelation saying: “This should be known to him, as Verstappen did to a certain extent with what he did for Sebastian Vettel in his first season with Red Bull Racing"

Verstappen and Ricciardo both won 2 races each but Max finished the season strongly with good performances in Mexico and Brazil. On the other hand, Ricciardo failed to win in the second half of the season after winning in China and Monaco respectively.