When it was announced that Daniel Ricciardo was set to be released from McLaren at the end of last season, there were many rumoured destinations for the Australian. The 33-year-old decided to reject the chance to remain on the grid with Haas in favour of taking a year away to wait for an opportunity to
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Double World Champion Max Verstappen seemingly doesn’t want Red Bull development driver Daniel Ricciardo to be “working in the simulator” in 2023, with the Dutchman wanting to do it himself due to every driver having “their own driving style”. Ricciardo was signed by the Austrians following the termination of his contract with McLaren, after the
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner has confirmed that development driver Daniel Ricciardo “absolutely” won’t be used in any other role, with the Australian set for a year of testing programmes and marketing campaigns. It had been questioned when Ricciardo’s return to Red Bull was announced if he’d put pressure on Sergio Pérez for the second seat at
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has questioned how Red Bull will go about evaluating the performance of Daniel Ricciardo in 2023, with the Austrians having brought the fan favourite back to the team as a development driver. Ricciardo’s return to Red Bull is an intriguing one, with the 33-year-old set to be tasked with mainly simulator and
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Daniel Ricciardo’s career since his departure from Red Bull has not gone how he would have wanted it to, with unsuccessful spells with Renault and McLaren now leaving him without a race seat. The Australian has shown glimpses of his title winning potential with both teams but other than a shock win in Monza, Ricciardo
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has revealed that Oscar Piastri’s first target at the Woking-based team is to “get any of that race rustiness off him”, with the Australian driver having not raced a car since the 2021 Formula 2 season finale. McLaren’s newest signing spent the entirety of last season on the bench, with
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Daniel Ricciardo is seemingly enjoying his first winter break since announcing he won’t be on the grid in 2023, with the Australian driver having been bumped into by a fan. A user on Reddit revealed that his friend just so happened to bump into the fan favourite, who kindly signed a bottle of beer. The
MoreDaniel Ricciardo was unfortunately a victim of the MCL36’s unique driving style requirements, with the car requiring a specific style of driver to extract the maximum performance. The car had a much stronger rear end than front, meaning that the McLaren drivers often had to take a softer approach to corners that the other teams.
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Daniel Ricciardo took a massive gamble ahead of the 2019 season, as the Australian opted to ditch the comfortability of Red Bull in favour of a fresh challenge at Renault. The 33-year-old had become frustrated with Red Bull’s decision to favour a young Max Verstappen over him, seeing his championship hopes dwindle. A two-year stay
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Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has warned Daniel Ricciardo that he needs to “rebuild” himself to get back into the championship as a driver, with the fan favourite having looked like a different person last season. The last two years have been hugely challenging for the 33-year-old, who simply couldn’t perform consistently for McLaren. His
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