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“He was kind of just preparing me for the lows – I was on such a high. Yeah, I didn’t win the championship that year, but everything just felt easy – I’m exaggerating, obviously not easy.
“So when he told me, I was like, ‘I’m good, what are you talking about? I’m not struggling, I’m not intimidated by anyone, what is this?’”
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However, after the 2015 campaign proved to be more challenging – with Ricciardo failing to take a victory and ending the season down in P8 in the championship – the former Red Bull driver understood where Stewart was coming from.
“Even the following year, 2015, was a tough year, and I immediately realised what he was talking about,” Ricciardo continued. “I think [the best approach is to] never get too high, try not to get too low and just try to ride the wave. Yeah, just keep your feet on the ground.”
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