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Was Ricciardo close to a Ferrari seat? 'There had been conversations for years'

Daniel Ricciardo has said in an interview that he has spoken with Ferrari about a possible deal. The Australian also says that these talks had already started several years ago. Chaos in May In May, Formula 1 went crazy around the transfers. Shortly after Sebastian Vettel announced to leave Ferrari after 2020, the team already announced that Carlos Sainz would be his successor from 2021. This meant that McLaren had a spot left and they attracted Ricciardo. Ricciardo admits in an interview with CNN that until just before the announcement of Sainz he was competing for the seat at the Scuderia. "There have been discussions already from a few years back. And that continued all the way...
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