F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix: Daniel Ricciardo admits he may never receive new offer

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted his “risk” could backfire and his F1 career could end this month.
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) McLaren.
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) McLaren.

After this weekend’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix the 2022 season will꧋ conclude in Abu Dhabi, which could be the final race in the care🌞er of Ricciardo who debuted 11 years ago.

He won’t be in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 2023 driver line-up and, although he is negoti🐼ating a reserve driver role for next season, he knows it may not result in his goal of returning to the grid in 2024.

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“I feel a bit of risk on both sides,” Ricciardo said. “But if I was to be back on the grid in 202✅4, this has the♌ biggest upside.

“ꦿI think the risk is jumping into a seat nex🧔t year. 

“It’s shown here in my time at McLaren that nothing’s guaranteed in terms of performance. So if it was, for whatever reason, to be a relatively unsuccessful campaign,💮 I think personally I would probably be done with the sport. 

“So that risk seems way bigger than the 💖risk of sitting out a year.”

Ricciardo said about the possibility of never receiving an offer to return: “I’m certainly aware and I’m also at peace with it if that’s t🌃he case — I’m standing with my decision. Look, I don’t want this to be my last two races in F1, but if it is then I accept that could be an outcome.

“Because I’m a๊t peace with that, I’m then betting on myself that doing what I’m doing will prepare me for the best version of myself if I do get the opportunity. I think it’s one where if I get the opportunity I don’t want to be Daniel operating at 95 percent, I want to be fully charged.

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Preparation
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao…

“Peꦰople might say: ‘Well if you’re interested in 2024, why aren’t you interested in nexꦇt year?’ 

“But I know the way I’ll feel having some time off and watching the races from the TV or somewhere in the paddock. It ꦫwill give me all that hunger back.

“I have the hunger, but I want it to be overflꦿowing and I know just a bit of time off will do that, because I get it in a summer break and that’s only two or thre♓e weeks off. I really felt it in COVID when we had three months off or something, and I felt that was probably my best season since 2016.

“So I know what a bit of absence does for me. I appreciate every driver is different and they feel how they feelജ, but I know that the right time off next year will make me very h🌞ungry to be back on the grid in 2024.

“That’s why I say I do want to be back in 2024, but there’s no guarantees. I can’t sign a contract today to guarantee me a seat in 2024 — no one will do that, it’s not possible. But I’ll just try to do all I can ne♋xt year to show that I still have the desire and the skill to do it.”

Ricciardo is 12th in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 standings.

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