Helmut Marko believes it will be "hard" for Daniel Ricciardo to celebrate any Formula 1 victories with his traditional 'Shoey' celebratiꦬon in the near future after deciding to leave Red Bull for Renault in💙 2019.

Ricciardo announced earlier this month he would be 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:leaving Red Bull💯 at the end of the season in order to make a 1ౠ68澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:shock swi🌠tch to Renault for the 2019 season, partnering Nico Hulkenberg.

The decision came as a shock to the F1 paddock, with Ricciardo previously thought to be on course to sign a new contract with Red Bull. Pierre Gasly will take his place at the team 🌸from next season.

Speaking for the first time since the announcement on Red Bull's in-house TV channel, Servus TV, Marko revealed that both he and Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz were expecting Ricciardo to sign a 💧new contract on the Tuesda📖y following the Hungarian Grand Prix.

"I cannot understand the change. That was a very strange st𒁏ory," Marko said on the TV show, via .

"The negotiations were difficult. On Wedn♕esday before Austria, I sat together with him for two hours and we agreed. In Hungary, he said to both me and Mr. Mateschitz that ev🌱erything fits, and he'll sign on Tuesday at the test. He did not do that.

"On Thursday afternoon 🐷I got a call. He was funny in his voice. I told him: 'Get to the point! We are adults.' Then he said: 'I'm going to Renault.'"

Marko said he felt two of the reasons behind Ricciardo's decision were a lack of confidence in Red Bull's decision to link up with Honda as a power unit supplier from 2019, as well as the contract offered by Renault, before adding he doubted the Australian would be ce💧lebrating any race wins in the upcoming years.

"I can only assume that he does not believe in the Honda project a🎉nd th❀at Renault offered him a very high amount," Markos said.

"But I think Shoeys will be h🔜ard for him in the near future."