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3rd August 2018, 13:04 #1
Ricciardo to Renault
Being reported in Australia now...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-0...nault/10072236
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3rd August 2018, 13:27 #2
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Yeah, no wins for Danny for a while. He’s obviously towing the “Only a works team can win a championship” line and, in the next few years, Renault are the most likely team to break the top three teams domination of the sport. It might end up being a good move for him in the end, especially come 2021.
Unfortunately, I think he may live to regret it in the short term as I can see the Honda engine coming good before Renault do as a team. All RBR are lacking is straight line speed. They have everything else in their team and their chassis is second to none.
I would have stayed on for another two years with RBR if I were him and then thought about a Renault switch if Honda didn’t come good.Last edited by The Black Knight; 3rd August 2018 at 13:31.
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3rd August 2018, 14:04 #3
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Wonder if RBR will decide to partner Verstappen with Gasly or Sainz now? Sainz matched Max during their rookie season (although had a lot more reliability issues), but Gasly is very highly rated. It's difficult for us to know who'd be the better driver considering that Hartley doesn't seem to be much of a benchmark.
Edit: Joe Saward expects Sainz to move to McLaren: https://www.motorsportweek.com/joesaward/id/00289. Fun how he doesn't even mention Gasly at all.
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3rd August 2018, 14:35 #4
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What a surprise move. Just look at the current points delta between RBR and Renault. Hope this doesn't become another Alonso or Villeneuve move.
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3rd August 2018, 14:37 #5
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He knows that Renault will do anything they can to beat Red Bull , given the grief they've suffered from them over the years .
And , the now very orange-tinted team will be taking on Honda works status , dumping the Renault power plant , so they will be extra-motivated .
If he felt it already wasn't a fair fight , he'll be feeling it now and for the rest of the season .
He'll be number two for the rest of the year .
Unless , of course , something can be done to get the poor bastard out of there during the break .
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3rd August 2018, 14:48 #6
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3rd August 2018, 15:12 #7
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Last edited by zako85; 3rd August 2018 at 15:14.
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3rd August 2018, 16:03 #8
Ricciardo with Renault is a good fit at this stage of his career I think.
He'll end up with Ferrari eventually - but not yet.
Its rare for a driver placement to be a somewhat surprise so its good when it happens.
Gasley seems most likely for RBR but Alonso could be the dark horse. Alonso is still driving as well as ever.
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3rd August 2018, 16:15 #9
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I think we'd all love to see Alonso on a competitive car, but I don't think that'll happen anytime soon. And I don't see a reason why RBR in particular would go for the biggest prima donna in F1 when they've got a crop of very fast drivers who'll most likely remain in F1 for quite a few years, where Alonso only has one or two years left in the sport at most.
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3rd August 2018, 16:24 #10
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Give ME a break .
You don't think it will be especially nice for the Renault guys to come home ahead of Red Bull ?
Past titles mean nothing to a company when publicly humiliated , especially when the failure is obvious to all .
They will remember the salt that was rubbed into their wounds .
You can decide , yourself , if you agree that they should feel aggrieved , but don't make the mistake of believing they won't get a good grin out of coming home ahead of the Bulls .
That was my point , in case you didn't see it .
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