McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo believes that new F1 world champion Max Verstappen is the second-best driver in Formula 1, but the Aussie continues to back himself as the quickest in the sport. Verstappen dramatically defeated Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton to his maiden title in 2021, sparking suggestions that he has now overtaken the Briton as the
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Daniel Ricciardo is looking forward to returning to Australia for Christmas, saying that he will be “a bit emotional”. The McLaren driver currently lives in Monaco to facilitate his Formula 1 career, and is excited by the prospect of returning to his homeland. With Formula 1 being a mostly European sport, Ricciardo had to leave
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has given his own assessment of his debut season with the Woking-based team. Ricciardo finished eighth in the Drivers’ Standings in 2021, 45 points behind team-mate Lando Norris. He was out-qualified 14 times over the course of the year, while the Briton out-raced him on 15 occasions. Ricciardo did not want
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Lando Norris has criticised the rule allowing drivers a free tyre change during red flags after he was hindered by thus during the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Briton was unhappy after drivers in front of him were given track position and fresh tyres as a result of a red flag during the penultimate
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo is delighted by the young Australian talent that is currently coming up towards Formula 1, saying that the outlook is “looking good” for Australia in the sport. 20-year-old Oscar Piastri took six wins and 11 podiums on his way to Formula 2 championship success in 2021, winning the title by 60.5
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has commented on the late Safety Car controversy in the season finale in Abu Dhabi. The Australian lost out due to race director Michael Masi only allowing the five cars between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to un-lap themselves, but he was quick to admit that Hamilton unquestionably feels much
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has shown his support for race director Michael Masi following vast criticism of the Australian throughout 2021, and especially following the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Masi has been the subject of many verbal barbs for several contentious moments since he took over as race director from the late Charlie
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has spoken of his pride at the Woking-based team’s efforts during the 2021 season, labelling it “one of the most exciting seasons” in the history of Formula 1. Lando Norris finished seventh, while his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo struggled to 12th in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, diminishing McLaren’s already-dim
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Daniel Ricciardo has maintained that he does not have any regrets about leaving Red Bull at the end of 2018. Max Verstappen became the first-ever Dutch F1 world champion after winning Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, having signed with the Milton Keynes-based outfit in 2016 and raced alongside Ricciardo for two-and-a-half years. The Australian, who
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A radio message has surfaced from McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo after a highly contentious finish to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the 2021 season. Sir Lewis Hamilton was leading title rival Max Verstappen by over 14 seconds heading into the latter stages of the race, before a crash for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi brought out the
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