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Horner: 'Verstappen strength a large part of Ricciardo's decision'
In a wide ranging 'Beyond the Grid' podcast with Formula 1's Tom Clarkson, Horner shed some light on the reasons why, in his view, the seven-time Grand Prix winner decided to leave the Milton Keynes outfit for Renault. "I guess in his mind he’s felt that after five years he feels he needs a new challenge, a new prospectus" said Horner. "I think that obviously he’s chosen to join the Renault team, that he feels they’re in the ascendancy. "He knows the Renault product very well from all the time that he’s spent with us. And I can’t help but feel that he wants to be a leading role perhaps in a smaller environment. Team mate battles: Who's on top so far in 2018?...
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