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How Renault stole Ricciardo away from Red Bull

The concept of a summer ‘break’ seemed lost on many in the Formula 1 paddock this year, as a number of big news stories emerged through the sport’s annual shutdown. While Fernando Alonso quitting F1 and McLaren’s signing of Carlos Saint Jr. as his replacement may have been big stories, both were dwarfed by the shock decision from Daniel Ricciardo to leave Red Bull for Renault for 2019. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  The move took the entire paddock by surprise, including Red Bull, who had expected Ricciardo to put pen to paper on a new contract. But as the Australian explained on Thursday in Belgium, his desire for fresh motivation and new challenges in F1 was the primary reason for...
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