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Renault: We had to sign Daniel Ricciardo
Renault has admitted that they had to jump at the chance to sign Daniel Ricciardo from Red Bull Racing. The Australian shocked the F1 world by announcing he would be leaving the team at the end of the 2018 season and be making the jump to the French team instead. Speaking with French site RMC Sport, Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul said that the chance to sign Ricciardo was one that was "too great a chance to miss." "We could not afford to not sign him. Only once every two or three years does this occasion arise. The next time the train of top drivers comes past, it may be after 2021." It had looked as though Mercedes were set to come to an agreement with Renault...
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