Daniel Ricciardo had a life-altering decision to make before the summer break, continue with Red Bull for two or three years or take a gamble with a big buck offer from Renault - history will show that he chose the latter.
The big smiling Australian is not heading to Renault, where he will team up alongside Nico Hulkenberg, with great expectations for next year but expects a Shoey or two in 2020.
Speaking to Sky F1, Ricciardo opened up on his goals for his new adventure, "I think it's realistic to think a podium 'Shoey' could come in 2020. I don't want to count off a podium next year but I think realistically it has to come under some circumstances if it's a bit of a crazy race like Baku 2016 or something."
"I think it's going to take another 12 months to be a podium contender but that's the trajectory they're on. I really see it hard at the moment for anyone to fight for a title other than Ferrari and Mercedes in the next 12 months."
"Obviously Red Bull are an unknown now with Honda, but still the odds are with Ferrari and Mercedes," predicted the Red Bull driver.
With regards to his first season with the French team, Ricciardo said, "I kind of feel like 2019 is going to be a building year, regardless of where I was going to be, so we'll try and do what we can next year but attack in 2020."
Big Question: Will Renault be a winning force in 2020?
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