RB boss Laurent Mekies has said that the team could have handled Daniel Ricciardo's exit from Formula 1 better.

Daniel Ricciardo and his RB Formula One team knew before last month’s Singapore Grand Prix that he was leaving and having to pretend otherwise was “not ideal”, says principal Laurent Mekies.

Max Verstappen says Red Bull’s handling of Daniel Ricciardo’s exit was a “shame” as while the Aussie knew it was his last race, he couldn’t say it. Ricciardo said farewell to Formula 1 at the Singapore Grand Prix although it was not so much a goodbye as a rumour-filled weekend that it was his last event with VCARB.

Former F1 driver Jenson Button, who currently races in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), has called out Red Bull for its famous trend of swapping underper

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