Lando Norris says his new teammate is a tougher challenge than the ousted Daniel Ricciardo. Ricciardo, 33, is now a part-time ambassador and test driver for Red Bull Racing. Boss Christian Horner thinks the 8-time team race winner “picked up some habits” during his years at McLaren – including getting so thin that Red Bull has had to “feed him up”. “That’s cool, because I wouldn’t know if I was sitting in the car again this year.”. Some believe Ricciardo is aiming to convince Red Bull to reunite him as Max Verstappen’s teammate. “I know where I want to be and that I thrive when the stakes are higher in a top team,” he said.

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