Ricciardo made sure that he only signed for 2 years with Renault - which means he's a free agent again for the new rules. Having said that, pretty much *all* the top drivers have engineered their contracts to expire at the end of 2020. All of which has struck me as just a little bit daft...
Geestar I believe I know why your source is so wrong. Again, it was from when Ricciardo originally signed with Renault. Some quick sums suggest they've confused the total value of the 2 year contract as being a single year. So they've overinflated by a factor of 2.
He's not gone to Renault for...
Edit: To preface my original reply (below), the way you've presented those salaries is massively misleading. Not sure of your source, either. According to the sources I've seen, however, the difference between Verstappen's and Ricciardo's base salaries actually isn't that large. Back in Jan, the...
a) It's "Coulthard", and b) it was actually Barrichello you're thinking of. DC and MS never raced for the same team. But having said that, DC did hand a few victories to Hakkinen (which happened years before the famous RB/MS incident you cite here).
It's a team sport. Always has been, always...