Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has admitted he is disappointed that Daniel Ricciardo will be leaving the team after the 2020 season, but says the Australian was 'pushed' into the decision by Ferrari and McLaren. Joining Renault at the start of the 2019 Formula 1 season, Ricciardo's arrival was supposed to be the start of the French outfit's return to prominence, but now the Australian has jumped ship at the first opportunity. As Abiteboul explains it, this is due to two reasons, the first of which is that Renault was unable to prove to Ricciardo it was making progress. “First it's important to remember that we have one year, one season to do together, and we expect more out of that season...
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