Renault executive director Marcin Budkowski has acknowledged that Daniel Ricciardo's departure from Enstone at the end of the year will inevitably be a big blow to the team. Ricciardo made an early decision before the season started in July to leave the squad at the end of his current two-year contract and move to McLaren in 2021 with Fernando Alonso returning to take over his seat at Renault. Since then Ricciardo has enjoyed a strong run of form that has seen him finish on the podium at the Nurburgring and at Imola. He's currently in sixth place in the drivers championship, just one point behind Charles Leclerc. Read also: Alonso wants Renault 2021 car in wind tunnel on January 1 It's a...
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