To think that up until just a few months back it was common to hear complaints that the F1 drivers’ market was stale. And it was that way for years. Not now. It’s almost like it’s making up for lost time. We have had quite the shuffle for 2019, with only two of the 10 teams fielding an unchanged driver line-up and four of the 10 racing completely different pairings. But in terms of shock value one move trumped them all. Daniel Ricciardo as far as everyone was concerned was going to remain at Red Bull; even had in his bag a contract extension ready to sign as he and everyone else went off on their summer breaks. Only then did he have some form of Damascene conversion and...
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