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Ricciardo couldn't take the ‘risk' with Honda
Daniel Ricciardo claims he was in limbo over whether to give Red Bull another year or to jump ship to Renault. The Australian driver had the choice of signing a one-year extension with Red Bull to give the Honda power unit a chance, or to become a main driver elsewhere with the potential of bringing him the World Championship. Max Verstappen established himself as Red Bull's clear number one in 2018, while Ricciardo suffered more retirements than anybody else on the grid. Speaking to Racer, Ricciardo said the Austrian team had offered him almost everything he wanted, but the idea of taking a risk working with Honda planted that seed of doubt. 'I do not know, I guess it was close to what I...
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