Daniel Ricciardo (L) and Helmut Marko at the F1 Grand Prix of Miami - Sprint - Source: Getty
Red Bull's Helmut Marko has claimed that Daniel Ricciardo broke the handshake agreement he made with the team in 2018. The Australian was a part of the Austrian stable since he was a junior. He made his way through the ranks with Torro Rosso before he finally got promoted in 2014.
After beating Sebastian Vettel in his first season at Red Bull, Ricciardo took over as the lead driver of the team. In 2016, when Max Verstappen joined the team, the dynamics started changing a little, but by 2018, it has started becoming more and more an operation that leaned towards the Dutch driver.
In 2018, Ricciardo's contract was coming to an end and there was an inkling that the Australian would continue with Red Bull; he'd had conversations with Ferrari and Mercedes but none of that had worked out. It was thus a shock for everyone when he announced that he was moving to Renault.
