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Originally Posted by bella
the very best of british to ricciardo if he has got the drive for next year. it's going to be one of, if not the best car on the grid and what he's been working towards his whole life.
it's a surprise in that they obviously had better drivers to go for but if one of those wants more in a season than red bull invested in ricciardo's entire pre-f1 career... it defeats the object of brewing your own f1 driver in the first place. depending on how vergne (or even da costa) goes at toro rosso ricciardo could be on a very short leash...
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This is very true. Ricciardo has the chance to make a real impression now that Mark has moved on, (or was it that Mark moved on knowing that the use by date was coming up and decided he'd rather jump than be pushed....even if he could have had the chance of staying another year that may have been the limit.)
F1 can be really harsh and people who have not ingrained themselves to their employers sufficiently have often been moved on without ceremony if someone better was available.
Historically Johansson, Rosberg, Andretti, Brundle, were all moved from McLaren after a season for someone who was perceived as better or more desirable.
Watson procrastinated over his contract and suddenly Prost became available. Dear John... Then Kovalainen made way for Button....
And this is just McLaren.
RBR can look for another Vettel far more cheaply than buying an existing or current champion. But if you don't cut the mustard they aren't going to mess around and that is maybe why being a Red Bull baby is a bit of a poisoned chalice. You may only get one throw at it
If Red Bull drop you then everyone knows you aren't probably up to elite standard so it creates an signal to every other team in the F1 paddock that you aren't going to set the world on fire.