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“Daniel’s a great guy, I think he has proven himself as a great F1 driver,” said Verstappen, who spent three seasons alongside Ricciardo at Red Bull. “He’s a friend of mine and I think, in general, always being in this kind of position is never nice.
“On the other hand, I don’t think he has to feel sorry for himself. Sometimes things maybe don’t work out the way you want them in certain stages of your career, but you still have achieved a lot – more than anyone could ever dream of in their lives.
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“Even if this is the last race or whatever, he can still look back at something amazing, that not many people can achieve, and do something else in life. There are many other race series, or not, maybe just chill back at the farm and have a lot of fun!
“For me, it doesn’t really matter or not if you deserve or… A lot of people deserve to be here, some don’t deserve to be here. That’s life, also in all kinds of sport – it’s how it goes.”
Tsunoda, who was joined by Ricciardo at RB – then called AlphaTauri – midway through the 2023 season, admitted there is plenty he has learned, and is still learning, from his more experienced team mate’s way of going racing.
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