Daniel Ricciardo's role as Red Bull Formula 1 reserve might not lead to a full-time drive for the Australian, but it will keep his foot in the door of the top flight, as he sits out a season for the first time since his debut back in 2011, at the British Grand Prix. The demise of Ricciardo is well documented, aptly summarised by the fact that seven of his eight Grand Prix victories came with Red Bull, the eighth, his final win was with McLaren at Monza last year. After two relatively fruitless years at Renault, and his two ‘downfall' years at McLaren, a period in which he was comprehensively outperformed by younger teammate Lando Norris, it came as no surprise that by the time the...
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