OCTOBER 11, 2019

No top team exit clause in Ricciardo contract

Daniel Ricciardo has ruled out a move to Ferrari for 2020.

Daniel Ricciardo has ruled out a move to Ferrari for 2020.

With Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc squabbling internally at the Italian team, Ricciardo has been named as a prime candidate should Maranello seek a new driver at short notice.

But Ricciardo told Russia's Championat: Those rumours are false.

I have an absolutely fixed contract with Renault. Even if performance levels were worse than they are, I would still stay.

Even if the top team offered me a contract tomorrow, I can't sign it, he added.

I'm committed to Renault.

The obvious next question is whether Ricciardo regrets signing a contract that binds him to what is essentially a midfield team for two years.

I don't like one year contracts, he responded.

It takes time to get to know a team and really fit in. So a contract should be a minimum of two years. And three years when moving to a new team is probably too long.

But if I have a good relationship with Renault, then I do not think extending the contract with Renault will be a problem,said Ricciardo.

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