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Brown: McLaren pretty close to signing Ricciardo
In the wake of Daniel Ricciardo's switch to Renault, McLaren boss Zak Brown claims the Woking team was close to signing the Australian. 'We had a couple of meetings and we are big fans of Daniel,' Brown tells Racer. 'I think he's a great guy, I think he's a great race car driver. 'How close we came to getting him, I think only Daniel knows the answer to that question,' adds Brown. 'Had we been running more competitively I think that would have increased our odds. 'I think he had a strong desire to leave and I think it was probably pretty close between us and Renault, but ultimately Daniel would be best to tell you how close. But he was certainly someone that we rate very highly.' Rumours...
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