Daniel Riccairdo believes the inner-commotion generated by the stressful process of deciding his future likely impacted his performance last summer. Ricciardo enjoyed a profitable start to his 2018 campaign, winning in China and Monaco and positioning himself before the summer as a genuine contender for the world title. However, misfortune and reliability issues wreaked havoc on his chances thereafter, as the decision regarding his future in F1 simmered. With a deadline looming, and the prospect of leaving the Red Bull family creeping in, the Aussie feels in retrospect that his dealings may have taken their toll to a certain extent on his performance in the races that preceded the...
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