Daniel Ricciardo has potentially just four races left of his Formula 1 career, unless the much-loved Australian can find himself a seat for 2024, with a break from the sport the Aussie’s plan for next season. His time at McLaren has been largely underwhelming, with the obvious exception being the 2021 Italian Grand Prix, where he claimed
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It appears to be somewhat confirmed that Daniel Ricciardo won’t be on the 2023 grid, with the much-loved Australian set for a year on the side-lines next season. A year out is what the 33-year-old thinks he “needs”, with the last two years having been a disaster for the McLaren driver. So much was anticipated
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McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo have had their flashpoints with Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’ highlighting the difference in attitude and performance from the pair during the 2021 season. Whilst Ricciardo has had his highs while at McLaren, most notably the win last season in Monza, he has also had his fair share of
MoreMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has spoken out on the decision to terminate Daniel Ricciardo’s contract and replace him with Oscar Piastri. Ricciardo was seen as a major coup at the time with a seven-time race winner coming on board not only to get immediate results, but also to mentor McLaren’s golden boy Lando Norris.
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Daniel Ricciardo’s miserable two-year spell at McLaren is nearing its end, with the Aussie having just four races left as a driver for the Woking-based team. There was so much anticipation in 2021 that the much-loved Australian would become a consistent top six driver once again; however, it’s his team-mate Lando Norris who’s claimed that honour.
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has suggested flexible start times to avoid the delays seen in Singapore and Japan. The race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit was delayed by an hour while race control was waiting for a gap in the weather, but the track had dried so much that Intermediates sufficed. The organisers needed to
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McLaren Racing CEO, Zak Brown is pained by the fact that Daniel Ricciardo’s career with the British side has not worked out. Ricciardo was considering his options in 2018 when Max Verstappen became the clear number one at Red Bull, and he was initially considering McLaren. The Papaya squad finished sixth in the championship that
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2023 looks set to be a strange year for Formula 1 viewers, with Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo all but confirmed to not be on the grid next season. Vettel is, of course, retiring from the championship at the end of the season; however, Ricciardo’s future was still unknown heading into last weekend’s Japanese Grand
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Daniel Ricciardo said the words that thousands of fans have been dreading since his McLaren boot, after the Honey Badger announced after qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix that he won’t be on the 2023 grid. Whilst the announcement was somewhat expected, it’s still disappointed a large portion of the F1 community, given that the Aussie
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Daniel Ricciardo agonisingly missed out on a Q3 appearance by just 0.003 seconds at the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019, after what was one of the Australian’s best qualifying sessions as of late. Finishing fifth at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend seems to have given the Honey Badger a much-needed boost for his
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