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Ricciardo unruffled by Verstappen engine upgrade

The ink had barely dried on Max Verstappen's extended contract, when talk turned to the future of Daniel Ricciardo. Though admitting surprise that his teammate's deal was concluded this early, the Australian insisted he would not be hurried into agreeing his own new deal, especially when Red Bull's engine plans for beyond 2018 are not clear. To further muddy the waters, it has been revealed that Verstappen's new engine, which was only confirmed once FP3 was underway, but was revealed to the FIA over a week earlier, is an upgraded unit, understood to contain 2018 component, worth up to two-tenths of a second. In fact Renault has provided the upgraded units to each of its customer teams, but...
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