Why Daniel Ricciardo Is the Right Fit for Red Bull Racing

Although it was widely acknowledged as a mere formality in the build-up to the Italian Grand Prix, Monday’s confirmation that Daniel Ricciardo will drive for Red Bull for the 2014 season was met with murmurs of discontent in some quarters. Fans, naturally, want to see the best drivers in the best cars. Red Bull’s decision to overlook 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari’s double world champion Fernando Alonso in favour of the young Australian is understandably frustrating. Confirmed via a brief statement and video on their official website on Monday, when much of Europe was fixated with football’s transfer deadline day, the timing of announcing a transfer of their own seemed somewhat bizarre,...

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