Quote Originally Posted by jens View Post
Ultimately I think Ricciardo left Red Bull, because he doesn't want to be in the shadow of Verstappen. Back in 2014 some people claimed Vettel ran away from Ricciardo, so ironically now Ricciardo is doing the same from Verstappen. But who could blame him. Red Bull is unlikely to win a championship in the next couple of years either, unless Honda produces a miracle, and Ricciardo himself wants to be a top dog in a team too. That's the nature of a top driver.
I don't see Ricciardo as running away from Verstappen in terms of him being scared of being beaten by him. His record suggests he is still the better driver.
Maybe scared of having a team mate favoured by the team as we seemed to have witnessed on a few occasions.
A perfectly understandable response IMO but there is a big difference between the two. I don't see Danny as being cowardly with this move at all.

I really hope it turns out far better than I think it will. Best of luck Danny!