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How Red Bull's Sainz hardball led Renault to Ricciardo
Cyril Abiteboul says Red Bull's attempts to block Renault from signing Carlos Sainz Jr ultimately led them to pursuing Daniel Ricciardo, hinting the Australian might have remained with his current employers, had they been more willing to part with Sainz. Ricciardo's switch to Renault kick-started a crazy period of activity in the driver market, with Sainz ultimately securing a move to McLaren and rumoured Renault target Esteban Ocon left to contemplate 2019 without an F1 drive. Sainz left Toro Rosso at the back-end of 2017 to replace Jolyon Palmer and has raced alongside Nico Hulkenberg for the French squad this year. Retaining their line-up for another year was originally a priority for...
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