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finally on Thursday after weeks of speculation linking him with an exit. At the age of 35, ’s former team-mate looks unlikely to ever race in F1 again, with Liam Lawson replacing him for the final six Grands Prix of the season.
Ricciardo helped Verstappen at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday after clocking the fastest lap ahead of race winner to deny the man a bonus point.
Norris continues to heap pressure of Verstappen at the top of the Drivers’ Championship leaderboard, with going off the boil in recent months.
Verstappen was way ahead of the chasing pack in the summer after winning seven of the opening 10 races.
But have found a winning formula, with Norris now only 52 points adrift of the Dutchman in the Drivers’ Championship standings. And have risen to the top of the Constructors’ Championship standings.
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Ricciardo replacement knew for two weeks
’s replacement at Liam Lawson has admitted he knew he was in line to take over from the Australian two weeks ago. Lawson will feature at the last six Grands Prix of the season after Ricciardo was axed.
“Obviously I knew about it for the last sort of two weeks,” Lawson told Newstalk ZB. “But until it’s out there to the world it obviously doesn’t really feel set and it’s not like I could tell anybody.
“Singapore was definitely not an enjoyable weekend for me, just because obviously we all knew what was coming. And Daniel has always been very good to me in a lot of ways.”
Red Bull addressing issues
chief has insisted his team will be addressing their car issues by putting in the work late into the nights ahead of the United States Grand Prix next month. The Milton Keynes-based outfit have struggled in recent months, with failing to win any of the last eight races.
“I think we’ve got a vein of development, and I think we’ve understood some of the issues with the car,” Horner said. “I think we’re starting to address them. We were better in Baku. We were better here [in Singapore]. So yeah, there’ll be a lot of late nights in Milton Keynes.”
Hamilton sends message to Ricciardo
has joined a whole host of F1 stars in paying tribute to , who lost his seat to Liam Lawson yesterday.
The seven-time champion wrote in a social media post: “It’s been an honour to compete with you over the years. I’ll never forget the battles, the laughs and drinking out of your shoe. It was gross, but glad I got to do it with you, bud.
“You leave a legacy of always being yourself, which in this sport is never easy. You’ve taken it all with the biggest smile and I salute you for it. There is so much more for you up ahead and I can’t wait to see what you do next. Always here for you, man.”
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