How Daniel Ricciardo is keeping peace between Verstappen and PerezChristian Horner believes the “big energy” of Daniel Ricciardo is improving the relationship between Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen.
Even with one eye on next season and his F1 future, it appears Ricciardo has taken to his new role at Red Bull which is part test driver, part PR guy and team boss Horner revealed one of the main aspects he is helping with is driver relationships. “I think having his energy around the two drivers, it makes them feel more at ease. It’s less awkward between the two of them, particularly when the two of them are competing against each other and they both genuinely like him because he’s just that kind of guy. You can’t dislike Daniel Ricciardo.”
“When Daniel drove for us, he was right up there with the very best. Some of his overtaking moves were legendary. We didn’t really see that over the last couple of years and Daniel would have been out of Formula 1 if we hadn’t given him a lifeline.