Red Bull motorsports consultant Dr Helmut Marko has admitted that Daniel Ricciardo's decision to leave the team at the start of last year and join Renault has had a definite impact on the team. A switch to Honda power helped Max Versteppan claim three wins and two pole positions in 2019, but the squad struggle to find a suitable second driver to race alongside him. Pierre Gasly was Ricciardo's initial replacement, but the team dropped him after an inconsistent run of performances and opted to swap him for Toro Rosso up and comer Alexander Albon. But it's not this aspect that Marko is referring to when he admits that things are not the same at the team's Milton Keynes headquarters. Marko...
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