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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Anna Malyon

Daniel Ricciardo's strong personality was "a bit too much" for F1 team-mate

Former Red Bull driver Daniil Kyvat has reflected on his rivalry with Daniel Ricciardo and revealed his personality was "a bit too much" for his liking.

The Russian driver joined Red Bull in 2015, promoted from sister team Toro Rosso to replace four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. It was his first experience of a seat at one of the top teams, while the Australian had already established himself at Milton Keynes.

Speaking to the Track Limits podcast, Kyvat explained how he was affected by his new team-mate's growing reputation. He said: "Daniel Ricciardo at the time was like a big superstar, and when I came into the team, he just beat Vettel so there was a lot of hype around him in the team and everywhere.

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