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Red Bull thought Ricciardo was on for China win repeat

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner at one stage believed Daniel Ricciardo could go on to win the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Ricciardo, who started fifth on the Yas Marina grid in his final race for Red Bull, ran long in the first stint and found himself in the lead prior to finally stopping on Lap 34. When he re-emerged, the Australian initially lapped over two seconds faster than race-leader Lewis Hamilton, with the Mercedes driver on much older tyres having stopped during an early Virtual Safety Car period. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  Horner said Red Bull had given Ricciardo the “best tyre for the second half of the race” and revealed he thought a repeat of...
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