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Well, that's it for Ricciardo's ambition to take the tittle. Renault is making progress, but they will not be there next season two more seasons Red Bull-Honda will put them on the fourth place for sure. In meanwhile Mercedes and Ferrari stay on top.


It looks to me Ricciardo's ego was to big to stay at Red Bull. Not that he is the number two driver (I think drivers are equel at that team), but Verstappen was surely beating him every qualifying and in the race. He know's Verstappen is surpassing him as the better driver and Riccardo's ego can not accept that fact.
He is a nice guy, but also very, very competitive.

So he choose the lesser team. Good for him, he probably is going to make a huge step in salary. Curious how Hulkenberg and Ricciardo will compare. Hope Ricciardo does not think Hulkenberg will be a lot easier to beat than Verstappen. That guy is good.

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Who will take the seat at Red Bull? Gasly or Saintz obviously. I would like to see Saintz, he is the better one of both and I like a little bit of tension between teammates.

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I for one am totally stunned by his decision, any news on the length of his contract ( I would think 2 years so everyone is in play for every team in 2021)?

I am sad because I was really hoping to see him challenge for the WDC and with respect to Renault they are not close as yet. I am however happy he has given Red Bull the boot, I hate that team with a passion (not the drivers).

That sure opens up a lot of positions and I am sure more holes will be filled before Spa.

Edit: It would be interesting to know how much the switch to Honda played in his decision but ultimately I think he felt a number 2 driver even if not being publicly recognised as such.

Hey Neil, why do you hate Red Bull?
To me, it is a great team. It keeps fighting Ferrari and Mercedes, even thought works teams have a advantage over customer teams. Without them F1 would be a lot more dull.
Also, they seem to have a little bit of more fun there.