Daniel Ricciardo says he is prepared to walk away from F1 for a while if the right opportunities do not emerge for him following the announcement of his break-up with McLaren
Driver says he is proud of his efforts with British team
Asked if he might consider a spell away from F1 if he did not get the right offers to continue, Ricciardo told reporters while facing a challenging press conference at Spa: “If it made sense, yes. It’s the only racing I’m interested in. At this stage of my career, F1 is what I love and it’s where I see myself if I’m doing any racing.
“It’s obviously not like the nicest feeling but I look back on it and I can hold my head up high in terms of applying myself and trying to make make it work,” he said. Sometimes you just have to accept ‘I tried but it didn’t work out’. I’m proud of the way we tried to make it happen and persist through it but some things, you might say, are not meant to be.
“I don’t know the details, but I guess McLaren failed to extract the potential that he has. I’m sure that, ultimately, the talent he has and the qualities he has will shine through.”
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