F1: 5 Talking Points after the British GP 2019

It was an action-packed race with Lewis notching up his sixth British GP win

#4 Ricciardo is stamping his authority at Renault

Ricciardo is dominating his teammate at Renault

Daniel Ricciardo is coming into his own at Renault and has started putting a gap between himself and Nico Hulkenberg. It was another race where Ricciardo was able to keep a sizeable gap to Nico in qualifying that also placed him at P7 ahead of arguably a faster McLaren.

In the race, despite losing out to Norris in the beginning, Ricciardo was able to make the jump in pits. For now, he's doing all he needs to do to show the French team (in case they had a doubt), who the better driver is.

At the same time, Ricciardo is proving his credentials yet again if a team like Mercedes or Ferrari ever are on the lookout for a new driver. His move to Renault might seem to be a step backward for now but if he keeps on beating Hulkenberg like he's doing right now, he is doing himself no harm for 2021 when the contracts in many of the top teams expire.

Ricciardo's stock took a hit while being paired alongside Max but in Renault, he seems to have found a breath of fresh air and his stock is back on the rise yet again.

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