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Ricciardo lifts lid on Mercedes talks in 2018
Daniel Ricciardo says he opted for a move to Renault after growing tired of waiting for Mercedes to give him a "black and white answer" on a potential switch from Red Bull. Ricciardo was tipped for a move to either Mercedes or Ferrari in 2018, but will instead gamble on Renault's project coming to fruition. As it soon became apparent that Ferrari would swap Kimi Raikkonen with Charles Leclerc, and Mercedes announced Valtteri Bottas would remain with the team at the German GP. It left Ricciardo seemingly likely to stay with Red Bull, but his announcement of a move to Renault shocked F1 – as well as his employers, who had prepared a video confirming his stay. The Australian...
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