Daniel Ricciardo isn't up there with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen with pundits saying he is 'a standalone second-tier' driver. Renault's sporting director Alan Permane recently sang Ricciardo's praises following the Aussie's second podium in four races. According to the Renault man, there's Ricciardo,'there’s Lewis, there’s Charles and there’s Max. I think those four are a different level.' However, not everyone agrees. Slipping from fourth to sixth in the Drivers' Championship with his P10 at the Turkish Grand Prix, The-Race's Scott Mitchell reckons Ricciardo is one of the best, but he's not on the same level as Hamilton, Verstappen and Leclerc. He is, however, ahead of...
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