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Marko: I don't understand Ricciardo's move

Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko is struggling to come to terms with Daniel Ricciardo packing his bags and leaving Red Bull to join Renault for two years starting next year. Marko and Red Bull management were convinced the big smiling Australian would sign a new deal with them. It was such a surprise that team chief Christian Horner revealed how he thought Ricciardo was joking when he got the call. The team bosses, including Dieter Mateschitz, believed after the Austrian Grand Prix that they would have their man for another two or three years, but they were as shocked as anyone else in the sporting world by the news. Speaking on Servus TV, Marko said of Ricciardo's decision, 'I don't...
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