It was a decision that took many by surprise, not least Helmut Marko and Christian Horner, but not one taken in the heat of the moment. Indeed, aware that his contract with Red Bull was coming to an end, Daniel Ricciardo spent many months contemplating the various options, be it remaining with the Austrian team or possible seats at McLaren or Mercedes, to name but two. Though reliability was to impact the second half of a season which had got off to such a strong start, the Australian admits that the stress of deciding his future also played a part in his roller-coaster year. 'At time, I didn't think so,' he tells N. 'I feel like even if I was to, say, trip and fall over on the way to the...
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