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The announcement that Daniel Ricciardo is out and Liam Lawson in at RB for the rest of the season inevitably triggered the recording of a bonus edition of The Race F1 Podcast.
Ben Anderson and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to explain the reasons for Ricciardo being axed, and why he wasn't able to convince Red Bull that he was worthy of a return to its main team.
The strange circumstances, with Ricciardo treating the Singapore Grand Prix weekend as his farewell even before Red Bull had made its decision, of the move are also discussed.
We also reveal why there's far more at stake than just 2024 for Lawson, and ask what the chances are of him proving he is the answer to Red Bull's driver line-up headaches.
There's also several questions from The Race Members' Club on this topic, covering how Red Bull balances up commercial and performance considerations, what it would have cost Red Bull to make this change and how Ricciardo's F1 career will be remembered.
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