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Ricciardo not needed in Red Bull sim – Verstappen

Jan.26 World champion Max Verstappen has bad news for Red Bull's newly-signed test driver for 2023. In a move interpreted as clear pressure on the Dutchman's current teammate Sergio Perez, the energy drink-owned team decided to sign former team driver and McLaren refugee Daniel Ricciardo as a tester and brand ambassador. Verstappen, however, doesn't want his former teammate to do his work in the Red Bull simulator. 'I think our simulator is one of the best out there,' the 25-year-old told Speed Week, 'although obviously the correlation between simulation and reality is not perfect. 'But we use it with the car data that comes to us from the track,' Verstappen explained. 'Sometimes the days...
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