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Ricciardo's Renault move 'strange' - Marko

Aug.22 Dr Helmut Marko says Daniel Ricciardo's decision to quit Red Bull was "very strange". Australian Ricciardo caught Marko as well as the rest of the F1 world by surprise when he announced he is joining Renault for 2019. "It's a very strange story," Marko told Servus TV. "On Wednesday before Austria, we agreed. In Hungary, he told both me and Mr Mateschitz that he would sign at the test on Tuesday. He didn't. "On Thursday I got a call and his voice was funny. 'We are adults, come to the point' I told him. He said he's going to Renault. "I can only assume he does not believe in Honda and that Renault offered him a very high amount of money. But I...
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