Ricciardo has been picking up the pieces in 2014. Red Bull/Getty Images Pre-season, Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko hinted that he was willing to give Daniel Ricciardo a six month grace period as he accustomed to life with the reigning world champions. In reality, it took only a handful of races to convince the world that Ricciardo was a top talent whose promotion was entirely justified. But as the season wore on, another attribute of Ricciardo was showing through: his consistency. As team principal Christian Horner pointed out, it’s all very well being sporadically quick, but when you drive for a top team you have to do it week in, week out. Unlike at Toro Rosso, there’d...
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