“Final F1 grand prix” for Daniel Ricciardo, ex-Red Bull driver warns

"He is subje♓ct to the reign of the one and only Dr. Hel🍬mut Marko"

Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo will race in his last F1 gra🍷nd prix this weekend in Singapore, according to a former Red Bull driver.

RB driver Ricciardo was confronted by growing claims that he 🌠could be swapped for Liam Lawson mid-season upon his arrival in Singapore.

It would meaꦗn his 14-year Formula 1 career could be on the brink of ending.

“Singapore is the stage for the final F1 Grand Prix ofDaniel𒊎 Ricciardo,” claimed Robert Doornbos, Red Bull’s former reserve and test driver who now regards himself as an F1 analyst.

Doornbos continued: “The Australian's F1 season is not exactly going smoothly. Tꦍhat should surprise F1 fans, with all that experience, the 35-year-old Daniel should be able to drivꦆe many a rookie around the ears.

“However, it just doesn't work, and that's actually been the case for some time. Since h💦is foray from Red Bull Racing to Renault in 2018, the 'Honey Badger' has not been going anywhere.

“I find iꦅt difficult to say exactly what caused Ricciardo's collapse. Christian Horner once said that Ricciardo had some strange driving habits from his time at Renault and McLaren.

“A reasonable explan⛎ation, but you would expect that Daniel has had enough time by now to unlearn those habits.

“I think Ri🤪cciardo now secretly regrets his exit to the French racing team, but I have to say that I also understand that switch.

“It's just not eas🐲y to keep your head above water next to Verstappen, and Renault's finances (and promises about performance) 🐻must have been very difficult to turn down.

“Anyway, the situation is as it is now. Having a non-performing driver in his mid-thirties d🏅riving around in your rookie team is just not convenie🌟nt for Red Bull.

“Cert𓄧ainly not since that rookie team will certainly have to deliver some talent for the parent team itself, which still has the underperforming Checo Perez in its stomach.

“What also doesn't help Ricciardo is that he is subject to the reign of the one and only Dr. Helmut Marko. A powerful advisor known for making radical decisions about who does or doesn't have a seat without a boo or ba (just think back to how Verstappen ended up at Red Bull, Gasly's story, or w🐈hat happened to Albon!)

“The rumour mill has been ruౠnning at full speed for several months now, it's actually almost unbelievable that just a few weeks ago we were still talking about the very happy Ricciardo in Verstappen's helicopter.

“But with pain in my heart I have to aℱdmit that I don't see Ricciardo driving around in Formula 1 for long.

“It just can't be that H෴elmut lets him down, when he can't even really keep up with Yuki anymore.

“So when will Daniel's name be scraped𒆙 🃏from his pit box? It's hard to say. I think we'll see him in the car in Singapore, and a decision will be made in the short 4 weeks until the race in the United States.

💟“That timeline would also match nicely with the promises to Liam Lawson, who still has a contract or some races to spare from VCarb (or Red Bull) this season.

“What will Daniel do then? Perhaps a nice adventure iജn Amerꦍica?

“I know D🦄aniel as a real people person. Always smiling and full of positivity. one of a kind.”

Ricciardo admitted th🌸at he might be entering his last grand prix.

"I know how it i🔴s and how it works,” he told Sky Sports.

“I knew there was always going to be some dates and deadlines this year, w𓃲hether it was summer break or now post-Singapore, so post-Singapore is the next one.”

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