Ricciardo congratulates Verstappen and Red Bull on Sepang win

Daniel Ricciardo has said he messaged Max Verstappen and other Red Bull staff to congratulate them on their landmark victory at the Malaysian race in Sepang. Verstappen took pole and then won the following day, as Red Bull Powertrains-Ford became a race winner in its first season.

Ricciardo, Verstappen's team-mate at Red Bull from 2016 to 2018, now works as a Ford ambassador. Speaking on the Cars and Culture with Jason Stein podcast, he said he was very happy for everyone involved and described the win as something he could not fully comprehend given the work that had gone into the project.

Ricciardo added that he still keeps in touch with several people in the team, and that his message had been well received.