Daniel Ricciardo struggle “undignified” as ‘last race’ claim substantiated

“There is a defeatedness in him.”

Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo will be removed from his race seat after this weekend’s F1 Singapore Grand Prix, Martin Brundle insists.

Ricciardo arrived in Singap🌠ore confronting questions about whether this would be his last grand prix.

He admitted that Red Bull could opt to replace him🦄 with Liam Lawson in their sister team in Austin, at the next race.

“My understanding is that Daniel won’t be in the car in Austin at the next grand prix, but will remain in 🔥the Red Bull pool,” Sky Sports’ B൩rundle said.

“They want to see💝 how Liam Lawson goes🍸, for a number of reasons.

“If Daniel had a stronger season, it w👍ould have made a big difference. Not just in the secondary team at RB but in the primary team at Red Bull.

“It hasn’t gone as welܫl as he wanted. I don’t expect him i🐼n the car in Austin.”

Racing driver Ja𝓀mie Chadwick insisted that Ric☂ciardo’s recent few years have felt difficult.

“It constantly feels like that,” she said. “The last few years, as he a🉐dmitted himself, he’s been fighting constantly to keep his seat.

“That is the first time he’s shown admission from his side. T෴🥂here is no excuse or cover up.

“There is a defeatedness in him.”

'Undignified' Ricciardo struggle

Brundle added: “High🍌est respect as a Formula 1 racer and as a😼 person.

“Some of his race victories, any driver 🐓in the 74-history of F1 would like them on the CV.

“I will be slightly relieved when this pain iℱs over for him, if I’m honest. When the moment finally comes, down the road.

“McLaren paid him not to race their car.

“It is so uncomꦯfortable and undignified, in some respects.”

Ricciardo was axed from McLaren at the end of 2022 when he couldn’t keep pace with Lando Norris, and w🀅as replaced by Oscar Piastri.

He was𒆙n’t on the 2023 grid but made a mid-season comeback, replacing the under-performing Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri.

An injury to Ricciardo opened the door to Lawson, who was impressive, but the veteran Aussie did enough to keep his full-time race seat🔴 for this season.

He hoped to earn a promot🌼ion into the Red Bull but now it seems he has not even done enough to retain hಞis RB.

Lawson will be the driver given a massive chance by Red Bull. He joins Kimi Antonelli, Franco Colapinto and Ollie Bearman as young prospects thro𒁃wn into theꦍ deep end.

“All of✅ a sudden, this is a fashion business,” Brundle said. “It will be fashionable to put young drivers in, for a while.

“The𒅌re will be hugely frustrated F2 drivers who are doing better, who haven’t had their ch𓃲ance.

“It seems to be the time to build for the future. Now is🔜 the time to do it. You don’t want to introduce youngsters in 2026 when there is a sea change of chassis and power units.”

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