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Cocky Ricciardo bet Marko 1,000 that Bottas was doomed!
Last summer, Daniel Ricciardo was so sure that Valtteri Bottas would leave Mercedes at the end of the season that he bet Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko 1,000 on the Finn's departure. Ricciardo revealed that when last year's silly season was in full swing, he laid a wager on Bottas future with the Silver Arrows squad, while Marko was adamant the Mercedes driver would stay put. Exactly why the Aussie was confident at the time in Bottas' exit from Mercedes is anybody's guess, but perhaps his assurance was rooted in his belief that the German manufacturer would offer him a seat alongside Lewis Hamilton. Marko doubts 'brutal' F1 is 'in the female nature' That event obviously never came to pass...
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