Daniel Ricciaඣಌrdo insists he is not beginning to doubt his switch from Red Bull to Renault after his latest retirement at the United States Grand Prix.

The🦂 Australian has suffered a nightmare run of engine-related reliability failures throughout the second half of the season an𓆉d was forced into retirement while running fourth in Austin last weekend.

Ricciardo will join Renault for 2019 in a move that coincides with his current team’s switch to Honda power units, following Red Bull’s decision🐻 to end its long-term partn꧙ership with the French manufacturer.

Asked if has had second thoughts on joining Renault, Riccia🌞rdo told media in the build-up to this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix: “No. For sure I’m aware there’s work to do, that’s the truth, but I knew that as well when I sign♒ed.

ꦍ“I think I’m still more excited than not, just about having a fresh environment and a change. Hop𝓀efully we get a good run the next few races, otherwise these guys will probably be sick of me as well losing my shit.

“So probably for everyone it’s a good thing 𝄹I move on.

“I’m not superstitious, but even if I was, I haven’t walked under any ladders, haven’t run over any black cats - sometimes I’d like to! I really don’t know,” he added when asked if he knew why the failures kept occurring on his car.

“It’s just how it’s going at theꦿ moment. Why it keeps happening, I don’t think there’s an explanation.”

Red Bull has targeted Mexico as its best opportunity to take a👍nother win this season and Ricciardo said he will use the team’s prospects as added motivation.

“With this set-up, the po💮dium they ha𓆉ve here, even though I got one eventually in 2016, I never stood on it, so I’m still craving that feeling,” he explained.

“Really that’s all the motivatꦛion I need right now, and I’ll just apply myself and hope that everything works come Sunday. Hopefully by 60-odd laps or something it’s looking good.

“So it’s still quite easy for me to be motivated. If thi🅠s kept happening for another five years, 10 years, I don’t know, then maybe I start to get just fed up. I mean, I was fed up on Sunday, but my Monday I woke up and was already feeling a bit better.

“It doesn’t last too long now, that frustration, which is good. As I sa🌺id, even just picturing myself here on the podium would be enough motivation.

“I also don’t want to leave t😼he team like this. I don’t want to leave on a negative. So there’s enough reasons to be motivated.”