Although we had predicted just such a move, when Daniel Ricciardo revealed that he had decided to jump ship and leave Red Bull for Renault, like the rest of the sport the news still came as something of a shock. While our reasoning was based mainly on the fact that Verstappen had previously signed a new long-term deal with the Austrian team, which we assumed would effectively give him the same primary driver status previously given to Sebastian Vettel, Ricciardo has admitted that last year's events in Baku - where the two teammate collided - played a part in his decision. 'I struggled to let that go, the whole race and the aftermath,' he tells The Age. 'That played a part in my decision. I...
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