F1: An Emotional Daniel Ricciardo opened up on how he feels following the Singapore GP which could be his last.
There’s no room for sentiment in the cutthroat world of Formula 1, but even by those standards Daniel Ricciardo’s treatment seems harsh.
Now it seems he’s destined to be given the sack via press release, a situation seriously unbecoming for a driver of his calibre, regardless of his late-career difficulties. But by no means has his season been bad enough to warrant being given his marching orders before the end of the year. In fact his RB bosses have often talked about the value of his experience in driving the entire team forward.It’s the culmination of a Red Bull driver program that’s hit the skids and desperately looking for a reset.
“I also have to acknowledge why I came back after the McLaren stint,” Ricciardo told Sky Sports. “I always said I don’t want to come back just to be on the grid; I want to try and fight back at the front and get back at Red Bull . Obviously it didn’t come to fruition.And Ricciardo, having debuted 13 years ago, is conscious of not overstaying his welcome.
If his form before the break put him at risk of being cut from the team, his form since is surely doing the same, particularly given the threat of his poor results losing the team the lead in the constructors championship has already been realised, with McLaren now 41 points ahead. Regardless of whether that’s true, there’s a logic to the principal of him getting seat time in the final six races.
“The question is: how good is Liam? Sometimes difficult decisions have to be made in order to get those answers. The team has unearthed F1 greats Vettel and Verstappen this way as well as multiple race winner Ricciardo. The risk of losing him in 2025 has obviously receded, but Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has been open in his courtship attempts. His next opportunity to tie down the Dutchman is 2026, when both George Russell and Antonelli will be out of contract.
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