Daniel Ricciardo he was surprised that his teammate would have to Nico Hulkenberg leave the team Renault and he didn't count on it. Looking back on the time together so far, he noticed that he has Nemec similarities with Max Verstappn. "To be honest, I didn’t get any hints that he was leaving. I'm not sure what his plan looks like now,”So Australian on the news that Hulkenberg leaves the team. The German has not yet confirmed his transfer to another team.
Ricciardo he hopes it will popular Hulk found a new home in Formula 1. “It is not easy to work with him, for example. We simply did our job. He is more experienced and longer here. He knows what he's talking about,”Is Australian described their collaboration so far. The atmosphere between them is relaxed and hassle free. As for racing, it is Ricciardo before coming to Renault expected a lot from his new colleague. Because it is Nemec in the lower categories celebrated great successes, v Formulas 1 but not yet, the Australian also expected somewhat an angry Germanwho lurks at his opportunity. Especially on the chance to beat the winning racer. “If he beat me, then everyone would say he’s a winning racer. So I thought he would do his best and remind people of what he is capable of."
In the first races, it actually pointed to that. Hulkenberg he took advantage of it as he had to Ricciardo just adapt to the team. “I had to learn a lot, but I wasn’t surprised because I knew I still had a lot of work to do.”Then he slowly got on the rails. “It has been going back and forth ever since. Nico is fast. In terms of racing technique, it is similar to Max in some areas.“When asked how, overall, he matched his teammate so far, he Ricciardo fired: “I hate them, everything. It's so much easier,”He joked Australian.
And how he will handle his new colleague Esteban Ocon? "Maybe I'll say hello."It simply came to our notice then Australian glad he won't stand alone again in the center of the public, like last year, when he launched a movement in the racing market with his decision. “Yes, this is yet to come,”He joked Ricciardo, which adds that it’s a nice feeling for him because he’s not the center of attention. Last year was enough for him. “There won't be a bomb on my part this year,”He promises Ricciardo. "I’ll just just cruise around."
