Ricciardo happy with Verstappen as team mate

Daniel Ricciardo has said he is happy to race alongside youngster Max Verstappen until his contract expires in 2018.

Praising Formula One's youngest ever race winner, Ricciardo said that 18-year-old Verstappen's influence on the team has been "very positive".

"It's great. Obviously I've been impressed since he came into the team," he said. "He is committed, he has a lot of speed and I think he's forcing me to increase my level.

Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr. Helmut Marko refuted recent claims from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff that "Max Verstappen acts more like a teenager."

"In the car, he's extremely good, but when you interact with him, he's a kid," Wolff said.

But Marko hit back by saying: "Mentally he is much older than 18. He knows exactly where he wants to go."

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