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Abiteboul: McLaren pushed Ricciardo to rush decision

Disappointed at losing Daniel Ricciardo to McLaren, Cyril Abiteboul says McLaren 'pushed' the Aussie into making a rushed decision. Earlier this month Sebastian Vettel kicked off the 2021 driver market when he announced he was leaving Ferrari. 48 hours later Ferrari confirmed that Carlos Sainz would take Vettel's race seat, however, the shock news was that Ricciardo would be jumping into the Spaniard's McLaren seat. Just one year after making his Renault debut, the Aussie had decided to swap teams. Renault managing director Abiteboul was quick to make his displeasure known. He released a very brief statement saying: 'In our sport, and particularly within the current extraordinary...
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