Daniel Ricciardo may be staking a claim on the seat alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for 2019. The Australian is on the market and not yet committing to a new Red Bull deal. So it’s notable that he was among those who criticised Hamilton’s current teammate Valtteri Bottas for not mounting a tougher challenge to win in Bahrain a week ago.

Ricciardo told reporters in China that he caught the end of the Bahrain grand prix on his hotel television after retiring from the race. “I didn’t care if Seb or Valtteri won,” he said. “But when I watch a race, I hope something exciting happens.

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