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# Video: Why Ricciardo was right to make McLaren switch
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-why-ricciardo-was-right-to-make-mclaren-switch/
- Published: 2020-05-14T18:06:25.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T19:05:32.000Z
- Description: Daniel Ricciardo’s McLaren move and Renault’s attitude to his decision are the subject of our latest F1 video
- Author: Matt Beer
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-center-center

Daniel Ricciardo’s move to McLaren for 2021, and Renault’s surprising public reaction to that news, are the subject of our latest Formula 1 video.

Renault was quick to make clear that it wasn’t happy with how negotiations with its star driver played out.

Our F1 journalist Scott Mitchell joins Glenn Freeman to explore what Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul’s comments tell us about the French manufacturer’s attitude, and we also look at how much of a step up this is for Ricciardo, and where his arrival fits into McLaren’s recovery plan as it climbs back up the order.