One cannot hold it against Cyril Abiteboul if he is perhaps in two minds after wanting Daniel Ricciardo to bag a F1 podium.

But it has nothing to do with the Aussie leaving the team at the end of this season.

Instead Ricciardo has revealed that he and the Renault managing director made a bet at the start of 2018 that Abiteboul would have to get a tattoo of Ricciardo’s choosing if, or when, the Aussie scores a top-three result.

Finishing fourth at the British Grand Prix, Abiteboul alluded to the bet in his post-race comments.

“One position from losing the bet we made a year ago,” he told his driver on his cool down lap.

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