Although Daniel claims that he was simply looking for a change, many believe that he was unwilling to play second fiddle to Max Verstappen, who had just signed a lengthy new contract with Red Bull with Daniel decided to leave the team.

In the time while Daniel was away from the team, Max claimed 30 wins and two world champions, and some think that success would have been a blow to Daniel's ego.

It's difficult to play the "what if?" game and determine exactly what might have happened if Daniel had chosen to stay with the team. Clearly, Daniel is not interested in that hypothetical anyway.

“You live and you learn, but I don’t look back with regret. I just say, ‘Okay, it was a challenge I took on, and it didn’t work out how I hoped'," he said during the interview.