McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has suggested that there are “mechanisms” in place in Daniel Ricciardo’s current deal that could see it cut short before the end of 2023. Ricciardo was given a three-year contract when he joined McLaren last season, but he was out-qualified 15 times by team-mate Lando Norris, who out-raced him by
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After a promising Saturday, it was a Sunday to forget for Daniel Ricciardo at the Spanish Grand Prix, after a “really, really sad race” for the McLaren F1 driver. Ricciardo finished the race at what was a scorching hot Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in twelfth, despite having qualified in ninth. To add to the Australian’s woes,
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Daniel Ricciardo suffered a miserable Spanish Grand Prix, after what was a promising Saturday afternoon at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Australian, who started ninth, finished the race in twelfth place behind his ill team-mate. The McLaren F1 Team brought a number of upgrades to the Spanish venue, which all worked as expected according to
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A fan on social media has criticised Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz, saying that it is a “crime” to compare either of them to Sir Lewis Hamilton. Ricciardo has scored points on two occasions this season including in the Imola sprint race, but a combination of misfortune, mistakes and poor pace has prevented him from
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has conceded that he is at a loss to explain why his pace went missing at the Spanish Grand Prix, and he described his race as “sad.” Ricciardo out-qualified team-mate Lando Norris for the first time this season when he got into the top 10 while Norris was bumped out having seen
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown sympathises with Daniel Ricciardo’s struggles at present, but insists that he wants to see him competing more frequently with Lando Norris. Ricciardo has only scored points on two occasions this season, including the sixth-placed finish in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint race in Imola. The other points haul arrived
MoreMcLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has reiterated his support for Daniel Ricciardo amid a difficult start to the year for the Australian. Ricciardo has managed two points finishes this season after ended both the Australian Grand Prix and the Imola sprint race in P6. Before the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, he had been out-qualified
MoreDaniel Ricciardo is aiming to score points for only the third time this season when he heads to the Spanish Grand Prix following his nightmare weekend in Miami. Ricciardo had looked competitive relative to team-mate Lando Norris prior to qualifying in Florida, but an issue with start-up put him out of contention for a Q3
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Lando Norris was overall pleased with a “decent” day on Friday following practice, but revealed that a lack of spare parts was the reason his running was cut short after an error during the second session. Norris clocked 24 laps in FP1 as he went seventh fastest, two positions and almost half a second clear
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Nicholas Latifi’s Formula 1 career appears to be at an imminent risk; the Canadian has struggled at Williams so far in 2022 and has been out-performed by new team-mate Alex Albon. Latifi’s third season at the famous British team has gotten off to a dreadful start, the 26-year-old is yet to score a point this
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