Australian F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo's eye-watering salary after moving from Red Bull to Renault is revealed. Does it make sense to invest that type of money in a driver at the level of Daniel at this point of our journey, with the car that we have and the other expense that we must do? In the past few years I’ve said winning is the greatest satisfaction you get from racing, but the second biggest thing is battling and fighting.“Just driving around for 60 laps by yourself isn’t so fun, so if you’re in a battle and you get the most of that battle that’s very rewarding.”Ricciardo has been given a massive pay rise with Renault. Daniel Joseph Ricciardo is a popular Australian racing driver, who is currently driving for the Renault F1 Team in Formula One events. Looking forward to that.“The further up the front, the more fun I’ll be having. Daniel Ricciardo is an Australian F1 racing driver currently driving for Renault sport F1 team. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips. Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is rumoured to be earning triple what he was when racing for Red Bull. A year later, he moved to Toro Rosso alongside, Jean-Eric Vergne. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) $18.43m.
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Ricciardo keeping expectations in check. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) $11.98m. F1 star Daniel Ricciardo has rubbished reports that he signed a giant new salary with Renault, saying the story "upset" him. GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage.