When it was announced that Oscar Piastri would be replacing Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren in 2023, fans were left wondering where the older Australian would end up. Moves to Haas or Williams looked to be on the cars, but with the 33-year-old wanting to race at the front of the grid rather than nearer the
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The last two years have been an emotional rollercoaster for Daniel Ricciardo, as the fan favourite has struggled relentlessly to extract any real performance out of his McLaren, excluding one magnificent day at Monza. Winning the 2021 Italian Grand Prix was easily Ricciardo’s defining moment at the Woking-based team, as he showed the world that
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The future of Red Bull’s driver line=up is currently unclear, with Max Verstappen admitting that this contract might be his last and Sergio Perez hitting his mid 30s. While Verstappen is contracted with the energy drink giants until 2028, Perez’s contract will expire at the end of the 2024 season, leaving Red Bull with a
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Daniel Ricciardo has been the life and soul of the paddock since he burst onto the scene with Toro Rosso over a decade ago. The always joking and always smiling Australian has become a fan favourite for his infectious laugh and positivity, seeing the bright side of almost everything F1 has to offer. This shine
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has rejected claims that the Austrians signed former driver Daniel Ricciardo to “put pressure” on Sergio Pérez, with the Australian having been brought back to the team purely to “increase our market”. Despite 2022 having been a remarkable season for Red Bull, with the team having claimed the Constructors’
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Former McLaren team principal and new CEO of the Sauber Group Andreas Seidl has opened up on how challenging it was to terminate Daniel Ricciardo’s contract, with the German labelling it as “one of the toughest moments” in his motorsport career. Ricciardo’s two-year spell with the Woking-based side was largely a disappointing one, with the only real
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Daniel Ricciardo looks set to be more than just a development driver at Red Bull next season, with team principal Christian Horner having revealed that the Australian will be the side’s reserve driver when Liam Lawson is unavailable. Lawson will be competing in Japan in 2023 in the highly competitive Super Formula Championship, so will
MoreRed Bull will boast a stunning array of talent in their ranks in 2023, as driver pairing Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will be supported by the return of Daniel Ricciardo, who will serve as the team’s third driver. The Australian has lost his way in recent seasons, as failed spells with Renault and McLaren
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Daniel Ricciardo struggled since his move to McLaren in 2021, despite picking up the team’s only win in that period. He was eclipsed in term of points scored by his teammate Lando Norris last season, being beaten by a massive 85 points, and despite team principal Andreas Seidl admitting it was difficult to say goodbye
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Formula 1 post-season awards time is here, with multiple news outlets running their own polls to decide the best and worst drivers in multiple different categories. Autosport crowned Lewis Hamilton as the British Driver of the Year, but Express Sport were not as kind to the seven-time world champion, nominating him for the award of
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