Merci.”Ricciardo’s move paved the way for Sainz to put pen to paper on a two-year contract with Ferrari, who described the Spaniard as “an ideal fit with our family”.Sainz, who finished sixth in the drivers’ championship last year and claimed his first podium when he came third in the penultimate race in Brazil, is widely expected to be the support driver for Leclerc.“With five seasons already behind him, Carlos has proved to be very talented and has shown that he has the technical ability and the right attributes to make him an ideal fit with our family,” said Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto.“We believe that a driver pairing with the talent and personality of Charles and Carlos, the youngest in the past fifty years of the Scuderia, will be the best possible combination to help us reach the goals we have set ourselves.” The fact is his employers have almost $100 million (AUD) on the line in 2020.By the end of the year, the French manufacturer will have reportedly paid the Australian $98 million for his two seasons in black and yellow.It could be all for naught if Renault doesn’t convince him to stay.Whether 2020 is a success for the team or not largely centres around that challenge.Podiums will again be tough to achieve and — barring a Steven Bradbury repeat — wins are out of the equation.That should be of little concern to Renault providing it continues to take the right steps towards 2021, when F1 wipes its slate clean with its biggest rules shake-up in history.But should Ricciardo decide this year that he’s seen all he needs to see, then its massive investment goes down the drain for nothing more than two years of extra media attention.When Renault splashed out on the 30-year-old at the end of 2018, it didn’t simply make the coup because the Australian was off-contract and it could afford to. Daniel Ricciardo has also shocked fans as he heads to McLaren.Aussie legend Mark Webber has suggested a coveted Ferrari seat may not have been the one that got away from Daniel Ricciardo after the Aussie’s big move to McLaren was confirmed on Thursday night. F1 news 2020, Daniel Ricciardo, reverse grid rule change, Renault, McLaren, latest. He made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HRT team as part of a deal with Red Bull Racing, for whom he was test driving under its sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso. But we aren’t done and I can’t wait to get back on the grid this year. Daniel Ricciardo in action during the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix. Ricciardo’s driver number is 3. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. Ricciardo is off-contract at Renault after the 2020 season. (Getty) Ricciardo, a seven times race winner with Red Bull, had a difficult season at Renault with a best result of fourth last year. Ricciardo will leave Renault at the end of this campaign, yet to start because of coronavirus, and will race alongside Lando Norris after being signed to a “multi-year agreement” with McLaren.Vettel triggered an wild grid shake-up after it was announced this week the German star will walk away from Ferrari at the end of 2020.While Ricciardo was on the surface the perfect fit to replace Vettel, reports have emerged there may have been more to it.ESPN and The Age have both reported the decision for Ferrari and Ricciardo not to partner up in 2021 was mutual.The reports claim that while Ferrari elected to go with Sainz as a better-fitting teammate for young gun Charles Leclerc, Ricciardo himself was never sold on a move to the most iconic team in Formula 1.Webber on Thursday night suggested Ricciardo’s surprisingly lukewarm interest in joining Ferrari makes sense if you consider veteran star Vettel’s decision to walk away from the team.The former Red Bull great posted on Twitter he suspects Vettel had good reason for leaving Ferrari after getting inside information from close-friend and former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.“Deals getting done when everyone’s bored. Power units, however, will remain the same.As such, Ricciardo will need to see a marked improvement in both output and reliability from his 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid if he’s to buy into the Renault dream further.The team already has a mountain to climb to overthrow the top three of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull, but considers itself a chance to compete at the top from 2021.That becomes less likely the further the team slips from being the ‘best of the rest’ — that’s now McLaren — towards the bottom.Renault has made no secret of its disappointment in that result and will want to set the record straight. Boxing. He is a thoroughbred race-winner, a committed tough competitor and a great character.”Ricciardo took to Twitter to express his gratitude to Renault before insisting his focus is on the current season, which could start in July in Austria behind closed doors.“I am so grateful for my time with @RenaultF1Team and the way I was accepted into the team. Renault lost its tag of ‘best of the rest’ while its power units still left plenty to be desired.New rules from 2021 will drastically impact bodywork and place a higher demand on car durability and resourcefulness, while the introduction of a salary cap will, in theory, close the gap between teams. news.com.au May 16, 2020 9:05am Video Can Renault do enough to make Daniel Ricciardo want to stay past 2020?Ricciardo is off-contract at Renault after the 2020 season. Competing for the occasional podium position will do that and also keep Ricciardo invested — but that’s a dangerous balancing act given the greater goal is 2021.Keeping a driver of Ricciardo’s calibre helps Renault’s greater cause, drawing more eyeballs towards them and therefore greater leverage when dealing with sponsors.Ricciardo is, however, off-contract at the end of this season and there are seats available at the big three of Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes.Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), Alexander Albon (Red Bull) and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) are all yet to sign deals for 2021, leaving the door open to Ricciardo who was linked to all three teams before leaving Red Bull.Assuming he does enough this season to keep his suitors’ interest, the pressure will be on Renault to prove to Ricciardo it’s worth staying.Lose him, and there becomes very little about Renault that makes it look like the big team it once was.A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites.
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