Daniel Ricciardo has had a disastrous start to the 2022 season, with tension between himself and the McLaren F1 Team growing. Rumours have already began to circulate that McLaren CEO Zak Brown has become disillusioned with the Australian, and is looking to IndyCar for his replacement. However, it has been reported by Scott Mitchell from
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Former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has advised McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo to try and put a smile back on his face as he tries to recover from a disappointing start to the 2022 season. Ricciardo has scored points just three times in the last 12 races with the Woking side, and has been out-qualified 21
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Lando Norris was somewhat frustrated after last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, lamenting George Russell’s overtake on him as “simple”. The McLaren F1 Team driver drove a strong race in treacherous conditions, to secure a 6th place finish just behind his British compatriot. Norris had been running in fifth for the majority of the race, but
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Daniel Ricciardo has spent some time unwinding with friend and compatriot Scotty James after the disappointment of the Monaco Grand Prix. For the fourth consecutive race, Ricciardo crossed the line outside the top 10 last weekend, and it was symptomatic of a driver who, while he still possesses every bit of class that has won
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Lando Norris has affirmed that George Russell’s pass on him in Monaco was not all that after the 24-year-old described their battle as “dicey.” In changing conditions, Russell got the undercut on his compatriot having started one place behind him in sixth and, when Norris pitted, the pair found themselves on the same but of
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl affirms that a combination of a lack of comfort with the car and an exquisite team-mate in Lando Norris is the reason that Daniel Ricciardo is not performing as expected currently. Ricciardo has scored points 15 times in 29 races since his arrival last year, and he has been out-qualified
MoreFormer Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher is struggling to see a future for Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren next year in light of his current form. Ricciardo has been out-qualified in 10 of the last 11 races by team-mate Lando Norris, and has only managed points in three of the last 12 race weekends. By contrast,
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Over recent years, drivers have been seen demonstrating support for various campaigns and global issues, something which never used to happen in Formula 1. Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have been two key activists, who have both demonstrated their support through action and words. Prior to the Spanish Grand Prix, Vettel even made a surprise
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Daniel Riccirdo has assured that the “FEM” acronym he wore on his helmet during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend was not a dig at anyone. Following Zak Brown’s criticism of him, many on social media began wondering if there was a stale relationship between Ricciardo and his team, and this was only fuelled when he
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Former Formula 1 team principal Eddie Jordan concedes that he does not know how much longer Daniel Ricciardo has left at McLaren after his poor form continued in Monaco. A crash in practice disrupted Ricciardo’s rhythm as he headed into the rest of the weekend, and he was seven tenths of a second down on
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