obviously it's a shocking move, because it was looking like Ricciardo is 99.9% staying with red bull and the only last condition on the contract is the $$$.
on the other hand, it is understandable about Ricciardo moving to another team.
A while back when red bull announced the new partnership with Honda for the 2019 season, Ricciardo already has raised a question about if Honda can deliver a competitive engine.
Also, it is doubtful if he is getting a good respect from his team-mate.
if he moves to another team, it's better to be a works team instead of a customer-team, and that left Renault the only choice.
At least, he will surely get sorta a 1st driver status at Renault.
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