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Exclusive: Why Ricciardo's 'peculiar' fastest lap call was a reward not a conspiracy

RB has rubbished conspiracies that its decision to let Daniel Ricciardo snatch fastest lap from Lando Norris at Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix was about helping sister team Red Bull.

A late call to pull Daniel Ricciardo in for soft tyres so he could gun for fastest lap caused controversy after Sunday’s race because of the potential implications it could have for the championship.

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