Daniel Ricciardo was Max Verstappen’s first teammate when he joined Red Bull back in 2016. Even as they competed for race victories and podiums, the two maintained a close friendship. Inevitably, there were occasional flashpoints, most notably the crash at the 2018 Azerbaijan GP that took both drivers out of the race. But those tense moments never caused lasting damage to their relationship. Ricciardo remains the only teammate to beat Verstappen in the championship, having done so in 2017. The Dutchman struck back in 2018, their final year together. Ricciardo left the team to join Renault, fea…
