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McLaren came ‘pretty close' to signing Ricciardo
With a 'strong desire' to leave Red Bull, Zak Brown says McLaren came 'pretty close' to signing Daniel Ricciardo for the 2019 season. Ricciardo shocked the Formula 1 community on Friday when it was announced that he would be leaving Red Bull and heading to Renault. The Aussie has signed a two-year deal with the Enstone team, one that is reportedly worth £20million-per-season. Friday's announcement left Brown to wonder about what could have been as he revealed McLaren were 'pretty close' to signing the 29-year-old themselves. 'We had a couple of meetings and we are big fans of Daniel,' Brown told RACER. 'I think he's a great guy, I think he's a great race car driver. 'How close we...
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