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Aitken stands by Williams move, saw Ricciardo departure coming
Williams reserve driver Jack Aitken says he saw Daniel Ricciardo’s departure from Renault coming and still stands by his decision to leave the team over the winter. Aitken was Renault’s third and reserve driver last season but opted to move to Williams ahead of the 2020 season in a switch that was set to see him drive in at least one FP1 session. With Ricciardo’s move to McLaren announced last week, there is now a vacancy at Aitken’s previous team but the Formula 2 race winner says he doesn’t expect Renault to promote one of its junior drivers. “I would like to say for the most part I did see something like this coming, and I’m not shocked that Daniel’s left,” Aitken...
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