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Without a doubt, Daniel Ricciardo is one of the funniest and most entertaining drivers in Formula One. Back in mid-2018, he made the shock decision to switch to Renault from Red Bull. Now, after the French team took off the covers of the R.S.19, the Australian was asked about the change of scenery.

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But of course, since this is Ricciardo we are talking about, there was never going to be a straight answer. When team principal, Cyril Abiteboul asked Ricciardo about his reason for joining them, Ricciardo said, “Bonjour. Je m’appelle Daniel. I just wanted to learn French.”

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