Mclaren driver Lando Norris has said that “anyone who goes in a Red Bull looks like a hero”, pointing to the ease of overtaking other cars in the RB16 and its predecessors.
He made the comment when asked for his thoughts on ex-Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo, who will leave Renault to join Mclaren next season.
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“Since he’s been with Renault he’s made some good overtakes, but nothing which he did in Red Bull,” Noris said
“Anyone who goes in a Red Bull looks like a hero. Pierre [Gasly] has looked like a hero in a Red Bull with his overtaking, Alex [Albon] has, Max [Verstappen], Sebastian [Vettel], and Daniel [Ricciardo].”
Ricciardo’s gamble to leave Red Bull for Renault at the end of 2018 hasn’t paid off, with the French works team yet to give him a car capable of fighting for wins and podiums.
The Renault F1 team will be renamed Alpine next year and its cars with switch to a predominantly blue livery.
Fernando Alonso, who won two World Championships with Renault, will re-join the team next year.
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