The Red Bull Driver Catastrophe: ua-cam.com/video/Vdz1k9CSViU/v-deo.html Link to full interview: www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/ricciardo-opens-up-on-his-mclaren-departure-i-didnt-care-anymore/
Honestly very mature of Riccardo to admit he just wasn't good enough instead of finding "xyz" excuse and still finding his silver lining. Still insane to think how 2021 could have went down if he was still with RedBull!
I am glad to see Daniel having another chance to show his ability. He was one of the only drivers to really test Max. However what came out of all this also is that he is not ever saying he was badly treated by Mclaren. I think when you see all the facts they acted very professionally and gave him every opportunity to turn things around. Even when Oscar was signed he was actually signed for 2024 and reserve for 2023 as they still were hopeful that Daniel could master the car and Daniel could have insisted on driving. It turned out well for all concerned.
I'm gonna combine my comment for this and the previous video. 1) Thank god Sainz left. This reroute has sort of resulted in his "protagonist arc", which is much better than what would've been, and plus, CARLANDO. 2)The firing has absolutely been a blessing in disguise for Ric. If he'd have stayed, even being resilient through the "down period" of McLaren, top level perfomance was still not a guarantee. Lando has been very outspoken about how the car's basic characteristics are still just as wonky as they were before(only 30% improvement), it's just gotten faster by increasing the aerodynamic effeciency. Ric's issue was never the speed, it was with (as you mentioned,) his inability to adapt to this car. His staying would've absolutely resulted in him getting the big sad(chronically).
Daniel has done a lot of talking about how bad things got for him at McLaren. He's talked not caring, depression, and the fact he stopped eating. I get Daniel is supremely privileged, but burn out can happen to everyone. I'm glad he's doing better
We might be in for yet another round of "Kiwi Wunderkind action". Final medical tests pending but Red Bull don't seem too optimistic for Danny being back behind the wheel in Qatar.
I genuinely believe Christian Horner really thinks he owes it to Daniel to get him back on that RB seat. He beat out Vettel in his 1st year at RB and looked like the perfect replacement for Seb. Then around 15-18 the engine problems keep piling up. Despite his Monaco win in 2018 I think Daniel DNF 5x times that year. Christian probably thought Max and Daniel could be the next Seb and Webber alas, faith would have other ideas.
He was fed up with the Renault Engine so he went to the Renault works team? Where do people come up with these theories? The seeds were sown when in Baku when he crashed with Max, the management took Max’s side. I think long term Max was the better bet, and Daniel was right to leave, because the deficit would have been exacerbated. His mistake was not leaving red bull, but leaving Renault.
I can see why Horner thought Riccardo was joking when he said that he was leaving RB for the Renault seat. That's like your Vegan girlfriend complaining to you as a Vegetarian that you occasionally eat dairy for 2 years, then suddenly dumping you for the liver king
@windrose5988 Him staying at Renault would have given the team more stability and by the second season he was bagging some podiums again. Cyril probably wouldn’t have lost his job, Prost wouldn’t have left, and Rossi wouldn’t have joined. Even if the team wouldn’t have gone much better his stock would have been higher thrashing Ocon like he did in the one year they had together, instead of being on the receiving end of Norris. I hope that’s what you were referring to. Leaving Redbull because he hated their engines only to move to the team that makes the engines, just reads wrong. Let alone thinking that’s what happened.
It just turns out that Vettel had a similar experience in 2014 that Riccardo would have with McLaren. A bad match of driver car. I don't believe for a second that either of them where as bad as they looked compared to their teammates
I really dislike the "Red Bull are Ruthless" narrative, because it's only telling half the story. Yes, they are quick to drop drivers that underperform, but they're also quick to bring drivers into the sport. Almost half the drivers on the grid at the moment have raced for, or currently race for, Red Bull. Who have Mercedes brought into the sport recently? George Russell.. that's it. Even their own guy, Nyck De Vries, they couldn't (WOULDN'T) get him a seat. Renault technically had Zhou in their driver programme until Alfa sniped him, whilst Renault would be happy with because Gasly/Ocon is a much better duo, then they lost Piastri too. McLaren have had Norris. Williams have Latifi and Sargeant. It's basically all Red Bull bringing in drivers for the long term. Does anyone believe Logan or Zhou are going to stay in F1 for the long haul?
There have been a lot more that failed though. Someone is sure to correct me if I am wrong but I don't think Max was ever a Red Bull Junior so Vettel, Ricciardo and Sainz are the three Red Bull juniors who have done well. Gasly and Albon have done ok but can't really be considered Red Bull success stories. Tsunoda is still there but probably needs to go to another team to have any chance of becoming a podium contender. But even counting those guys there are still far more who got dumped. Klien, Liuuzzi, Speed, Bordais, Buemi, Alguesuari, Hartley, Vergne, Kvyat. That's not counting the drivers who never even made it to F1. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying those drivers should all have been given more of a chance. The harsh reality of F1 is that only the very best will make it. Also, in percentage terms Red Bull might even be better than other academies. As you say Mercedes has had Russell and that's about it. Ferrari have Leclerc as a success and Giovinazzi as a nothing spectacular.
I'm not entirely stoked about Ricciardo coming back given Lawson being there (I know why he's back but even still, it leaves a bitter taste). What I was thinking is that Ricciardo did still make some excuses, just not the obvious ones. He adapted fine to a whole new type of power unit in 2014, a new style of car in 2017 and switched teams successfully in 2019. How couldn't he do anything at all in 2 seasons given that he made his name from adapting better than Seb?
I agree. Liam's superb debut has taken the sheen off of Daniel's comeback. His presence has inadvertently shoved a potentially great rookie from getting to showcase more of his wares.
Two things: first, Daniel is not the only driver to find the McLaren a bizarre car to drive. Sainz, Norris and Piastri have all agreed. Second, don't be too sad: Liam will be back next year when Daniel takes Perez's seat.
From a content creation perspective I actually love how you have used the attic as set! Such a smart low cost back drop for the video's. Also as an Australian I have a soft spot for DR but I couldn't agree more with your points in the video and comments section. Subbed :)
Thank you, Dylan! I chose the attic as it engaged well with folks and it's something a little different. Besides, most hobbies start in attics or basements...so why not?
I really wanted Ricciardo and McLaren to work out; one of my favourite drivers at my favourite team after all, but for whatever reason it just didn't happen. It seemed that every time he had a good weekend, at the next one would he go pretty much back to square one. It didn't look like it was through a lack of effort on either his or the team's side. They kept trying things but they just didn't work for whatever reason. Although even then it felt like they were getting stuck there as well. And the contrast was even more stark with Norris driving so, so well. Of course, he did give us McLaren fans one of, if not the best moments of the last decade or so by winning at Monza. But his McLaren spell will probably be remembered for his struggles as much or more than that, unfortunately.
I have a guy feeling that Perez will not 🚫 be racing with Redbull in 2024 and Mr Daniel Avocado will be Verstappens Teammate It's not looking good for checo at the moment
Yep, no change this season. If Daniel has a great first half of 2024 And If Perez has a shocker, Then I can see Daniel get promoted to Redbull during the Summer break in ‘24, And Liam given the Alpha Tauri drive. Daniel needs a chance to get his confidence back before facing Max at the peak of his powers. I still expect Daniel to get well beaten but why throw him in this season against Max?
I still think Mclaren would have been better off adapting the car to suit Daniel, who is an 8 time race winner, rather than telling him and other drivers they have to adapt to the cars bizarre driving habits.
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things also do you think if Carlo Sainz stayed at Red Bull he would win a championship like with Nico in 2016 against Lewis?
Probably not. The difference was always there. And don't forget (or if you didn't watch F1, look it up) the difference in speed between Ham and Ros was bigger than ever in that season. It really was mechanical bad luck and the fact that no one was challenging Merc that Rosberg won it.
Let's face it. It's just that Horner has a hard on for Danny Dicc. A sign of a good driver is that they can do well in all sorts of machinery. Alonso, Kimi, Sainz, Perez, have all done well in many different teams.
Getting Ric back is definitely good press though, personally, I'm not down on RB at all, it's a joy to watch them operate like clockwork during GP weekends, Max is otherworldly and they (together with the rule changes) brought down the regime. 😁
Daniel knows he stunk at mclaren. He's on the decline but has at least one more year in the sport. Ricciardo's 100million in the bank is nothing to get too upset about. I think 2024 will be his final year.
Everyone has already written Daniel off as his reputation was severely damaged making the move to Mclaren and I'm confident that he can find the old form that we all know of old.
his wife and kids probably were sick and tired of the guy blabbering about F1 all the time, so he went to the attic. well done mate, never let anyone get you down by the things you love the most!😎
McLaren decided to get Ricciardo to learn a completely different way driving to help him adapt to the car, which is unusual thing to do. It proved to be counterproductive. Horner mentioned Ricciardo picked up bad habits in his driving/sim, yeah that was McLaren basically getting Ricciardo to learn a completely different way of driving(they know ricciardo's way of driving because he drove for RB). He struggled at Renault initially in adapting to the car, but they left him alone in that case and he managed to adapt and was rapid thereafter. He probably would've be fine in that McLaren if they just left him alone.
Fair enough. It just showed that whilst the union of team and driver SOUNDED awesome...it just wasn't workable. McLaren expect their drivers to adapt to their car instead of the other way around. Oscar and Lando are able to handle it better since they don't know any different, Daniel? No.
@@LawVS Ricciardo is an adaptable driver, he's driven well in three different cars prior to McLaren. The team just messed up, and is why he couldn't adapt.
Another thing as for what if for Danny to me is. What if he went straight to McLaren instead of Renault. I would have a feeling that a peak Daniel vs a fresh rookie Lando would have likely been a majorly different situation for the two of them. Regardless I would say that Danny was chasing too much too fast with his team hopping back then.
@@Axle0Bullitt019 you must forget that staying at redbull meant a change to the honda engine, at the time still the "gp2" engine, not the absolute unit that it is today, ironically staying with the renault power unit was a step up...
@@ayeeeitskev That was not in my thought at all considering I was only talking about an alternate universe where Danny spends 4 years at either McLaren or Renault instead of bouncing between the two.
Off topic question. I get you're a Mclaren fan. What's your favourite Mclaren livrey? for me it's the black chrome and hint of red West style. . I want to like the orange and blue return to their roots but I just can't get on with it
They only want him because they know he can ALMOST match Max if he is driving well. Only this time around, He will be the perfect number 2. The clause where he can challenge Max is gone the moment he left RB the first time.
I'm not a Checo fan anymore. I'm throwing him under the bus. My support requires consistency at the least. I can see now that's not gonna happen with Checo. Put Daniel in that seat. Yuki must move to a better team. If RB and AT were smart, Liam would be leading AT next year with another RB junior as his teammate.
Many sports at the elite level, and F1 is no exception, are as much a mind game as physical or skill based. I believe Ricciardo's downward performance at Mclaren and Perez's falling performance this season are due to a loss of confidence and ultimately self doubt. Ricciardo's surprise confession would seem to indicated as much, he was mentally tired and beaten, is lost interest a euphemism for lost belief as much as lost desire? His break didn't refresh his skills rather it freshened and refocused his mind, he addressed any negative thoughts or beliefs that had crept in and came back with the confidence and self belief to not only be competitive, but to win. Horner's comments regarding Ricciardo being unrecognisable could apply as much to his confidence and mentality at the the time as to any poor driving practices picked up. Both drivers seemed caught in a self reinforcing downward spiral initially set off by the extra scrutiny and pressure of not delivering the early expected performance and results, with the pressure and poor performances compounding over time, whilst consistently being beaten often comprehensively so by teammates, which must surely errode a driver's confidence and self belief over time. To merely be at the elite level competitors already possess immense skills. The difference between success and failure, between consistent high performance or occasional success, between the greats and everyone else with few exceptions is mental, mental toughness, dominance and resilience to external factors, pressures and mind games and an almost unshakable self confidence and self belief; that others can mistakenly perceive as arrogance. Max and Lewis are two good examples who've got it in spades . You can love it or you can hate it but you can't not (sic) respect it.
Danny Ric has really matured and I'm sure he realises he was wrong to leave Red Bull in the first place. Horner didn't want him to go, Max didn't want him to go. Renault couldn't give him the car he needed and well McLaren give a car and the driver needs to work it out. I think this is why Perez is safe for 2024. Horner will want to give Daniel a year to sort his attitude fully in a car he will have a good say in developing. Then to Red Bull for 2025 to his retirement in most likely 2027 or maybe 2029 if Max retires. Daniel has five years left in him if Alonso is anything to go by. Lawson will be in the junior team in 2024 and as much as he wants to be on the grid in 2024 unless Perez pulls the pin on his own, there really isn't a seat.
Hindsight in 20/20, of course. But yes, I'm sure that he looks back to 2018 and realises he got out of Red Bull way too soon; that he was wrong about the Honda PU and being second to Max was inevitable no matter what he did. He could've still had the best car and gotten quite a few wins.
Honestly though just from the eye test that McLaren seemed like it would scrape the ground and fast and slow corners no matter what you would do both lando and Daniel would have the same problem with it. Aerodynamically I don't necessarily think it was bad but I think McLaren really didn't understand their ride heights quite yet.
So why was he able to make the Renault work but not the McLaren? Also, where did you get the info from that he didn't know how the set up the McLaren and how the Mercedes engine was geared up? Interesting stuff and makes sense, but I've never heard him talk about these concrete factors.
The interview I linked to in the description has good info on his struggles with McLaren from him and he's spoken many times about his problems with the McLaren car. As for Renault, he seemed to have a better understanding of the engine mapping and overall package; he was hasty in leaving.
I always thought Ricciardo and Perez careers are pretty similar. They're both highly rated drivers, both of them rdalñy shine on their day but they're also not very adaptable to a different car. They also had a bit of bad luck being in F1 right when the old guard (Lewis, Alonso, Vettel, etc.) And the young bloods (Max, Lando, Leclerc, Rusell, Piastri) were present so they really never had that one chance to actually be fighting for championships.
@@LawVS But that was Renault's fault. They were umming and ahhing and being incredibly wishy washy, not even committing to the 2022 regs at the time, and there was a very real possibility they might flounce off again. Daniel tried to beat that issue by taking the offer from McLaren. He didn't know that Renault were going to change to Alpine. And thank goodness he did leave, before Alpine became even more of a toxic shitshow.
ricciardo's prime was heavily overshadowed by merc dominance, if the redbull had been a bit more competitive, i think he would have been in contention for a championship, especially in 14 and 16
I made a prediction for the 2025 line ups and i want to know what you think about it. I think that ferari, aston, mercedes and keep the same line up. And i think that rebull will have verstappen and norris, alphatauri lawson/riciardo, mclaren piastri/gasly, alpine ocon/doohan, haas magnussen/perez, wiliams albon/druchovich and alfaromeo(sauber) hulkenberg and pouchaire. Plz let me know what you think ps thanks for the great video
@@LawVS That’s roughly my view. He doesn’t have the flexibility to drive a badly, tricky or just not to his style like that of an Alonso (though neither does anyone in the sport - maybe we’ll get to see Max wringing everything out of a bad car one day). His potential ceiling is great and he likes the same setup as Max. Hopefully, if he doesn’t immediately go to RBR the AT will really be an RBR replica. He’ll thrive in that.
Always supported Ric, but this is a different chapter coming for him. If he doesn’t shine he will be cast aside quite quickly. Not sure that’s the right end to the story .. Would have loved to see him move to Supercars alongside The Giz for a crack at Bathurst.
I might be #1 Mr Unpopular, but I don't see Danny have a huge impact on AT or their grid positions. The car is crap and Danny won't make a huge difference. But... seeing he hasn't had a lot of opportunities to show his skill, time will tell. Howver I am pretty sure he'll never return to Red Bull because of a simple reason: He's not prepared to play the #2 role behind Max. Max is, without doubt, the better driver. Danny has no chance of beating Max - anyone who thinks different hasn't followed F1 for a number of years. On the other hand, Danny is exactly the kind of driver AT need right now - a race winner and someone who can take AlphaTauri from the back of the grid to somewhat of a midfield team - due to his experience. But... he needs to be happy to lead a midfield team and not fight for WDC points. And that is where, IMO, the problem lies.
I reckon this year will be hard to gauge properly but as long as he can drive the car and bring it home and aid AT to NOT be last, that will be his goal.
But did Danny really leave RBR on his own terms? After Baku Christian was VERY!!! "p*ssed" and it is no secret that Jos was no "fan" of Danny, always lobbying hard to get him out of his kid's way. What if Red Bull gave Danny the opportunity to "gracefully bow out" and find himself a new home? Christian then dramatically "lashing out at Danny for turning his back on him" only makes it look more plausible and Helmut had more than plenty talent in the pipeline. Sounds a lot better than "Sorry folks, but we had to sack the honey badger or we may have lost Max." Imagine the subsequent meejah frenzy and public outcry, in an age where public appearance is everything. *tinfoil hat off" 👹
I guess that might be plausible but after Monaco 2018 I'm sure most of the wounds were healed. It definitely seemed this was a shocker since Horner offered Daniel a pay rise to stay.
@@LawVS I'm also quite confused why Red Bull have brought him back into the fold, to be honest. It clearly wasn't out of the sheer goodness of their hearts. Good at simulator work? Maybe. Value as a "brand ambassador" Big yes. Putting him into that AlphaTauri? Musta been "panic stations" for Tost and Marko, calling on Danny to save what little there is to save. But him getting back into a Red Bull under Max? Only if he's been properly "deballed" (denouncing any title ambitions) and prepared for some final act of humiliation. ("Theon Greyjoy" of Formula 1)
They were in pretty rough contract negotiations. Ricciardo apparently got a way lower amount offered than Max got with his improved contract. Red Bull thought Ricciardo didn't have any other options, but Ricciardo kept extending the negotiations. And then Renault came, giving Ricciardo a way out. He believed that RBR was going to be Max' team and his interests weren't served by staying. I don't think this is unreasonable. Horner said that they offered him everything he asked for, but this was probably only after they negotiated him down.
@@aoife1122 I think you mentioned all factors there. It wasn't long ago that Red Bull had no one ready and brought back Kvyat, re-contracted Albon (who had left the RB Academy program) and later on placed an external driver with Perez next to Verstappen. You can better have too many than too few drivers.
@@djoetma Of course, my little "conspiracy theory" wasn't meant to be taken all too serious. ;) Surely, for Danny it was clear as day that he had to GTFO but why on earth is he back with them now? If anything, matters have only gotten worse since. Max has made RBR truly "his own" by now and as long as they can give him a competitive car nothing is likely to change. But there's so much going on behind the scenes, one shouldn't take everything at face value what's being made public. They now all have "spin doctors", err, "communication officers" in their employ for good reasons. ;)
Most importantly, Never forget that when DR joined McLaren when asked how he’s going to deal with Lando? He said, I’m going to Destroy him…. Well that didn’t age well did it. Yet none of the pundits took him to task on it. So, Karma 😎
@@LawVS There’s no excuse for bad manners. To me it came across like DR believing his own Hype. So maybe he just isn’t as good as he thought. Maybe that’s why he left Red Bull in the first place? May the Force be with you.🌀 (-: :-)
1st for once🎉 So hot take time: Danny Ric is like the ungrateful ex that everyone thinks is the darling who has been wronged. Yes, everyone loves smiling Riccardo, but I prefer to look at people's actions, not media snippets. He was struggling against a rookie at RB, the group that had given him his big chance, and he bailed on them, starting a massive run of headaches for Christian Horner. He then convinced Cyril at Renault to put his neck on the line and pay a fortune for him to join. They stuck with him during his poor 1st season only for him to then ditch them when he started to perform (and probs cost Cyril his job) to join McLaren. Zak Brown needed a replacement for Carlos when Ferrari came calling and in a naive moment, moved heaven and earth to contract him to join McLaren without adding in performance protections. Danny Ric then performed terribly, his contract meant that there were no performance consequences, and they had to again, pay a fortune to buy him out of his contract, which Daniel must have been jumping for joy about as his reputation was only going to get worse up against Norris every week. Zak ended up looking like a villain and again, Daniel ended up smelling of roses, crying into his multi millions I'm sure. He's now joined RB full well knowing that he's after Perez's seat, one of the nicest guys in the paddock for what he did at Sauber. How is Danny Ric still getting opportunities, and why does everyone think he's the greatest guy ever? Because he smiles on camera a lot? C'mon!
it's weird that you judge daniel based on his poor performance at mclaren, but don't want checo's seat to be at threat because he's a "nice guy" despite performing equally as bad. personally, i think his driving days are done, and he'll be stuck at AT for the forseeable future as they milk him for every penny he's worth in marketing. Checo needs to Che-go, and Liam Lawson can easily fill that spot.
I would just like to add my say to some things. I wouldnt say he struggled against Max, he would probably have beaten him in 2018 if he didnt get screwed by the engine. And its not just any rookie at RB, Max is going to go down as one of the greats in the sport and he had almost the same pace he has now straight out of the gate, he was just not as smooth. And i think his first season in Renault was pretty decent, i mean he beat Hulk. And i think he went to Mclaren on his own for the money and Mclaren has more potential to fight for titles. And in Mclaren he was just ass honestly, but he is a really good driver and i still think he has a couple of good seasons left in him. i dont see why he would go back to F1 not being ready after how horrible his 2022 was
@@TheoF1 Valid points, I do feel that not performing against Norris at McLaren really did expose him as being a step below someone like Carlos Sainz, a driver that many had thought would only be a no.2 in a team with a top driver, where Riccardo was always overly-hyped in my opinion as being a future WC. I'd say he's about as good as a Gasley, but much older. I can't see why RB would give him a chance other than the PR
If I had a $1 every time DR3 "rediscovered" himself or made up a new excuse during his McLaren years I would be retired by now. Yuki will outscore DR3 the remaining races in 2024 and once again, DR3 will blame "I just need to get used with the car". Next year it will the same... excuses after excuses. DR3's days are behind him. My $0.02.
@@LawVS Nice! yeah I have a fairly decent setup currently. Play on and off depending on if I have time for it and if I feel like playing. Mostly Iracing or Assetto Corsa. My dream is to one day take up some real racing. Iracing converts pretty well to real life so all the practice I can get I'll take.
its not a surprise really. Ricciardo has been below average since being ditched by Red Bull. He is more into being a commercial success versus being a good or even average driver. His act has worn thin with Renault, Maclaren, and Red Bull. Alpha Tauri threw him a bone and he should be grateful. his performance left him years ago. Its just not his focus
And I think that's what Red Bull are going for. He's not the titan he used to be, but he's perhaps better than Perez and more understanding of what the Red Bull car is all about.
The Red Bull Driver Catastrophe: ua-cam.com/video/Vdz1k9CSViU/v-deo.html
Link to full interview: www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/ricciardo-opens-up-on-his-mclaren-departure-i-didnt-care-anymore/
Who do you think is the better driver between Nico aka beat Lewis in the same car or Carlo Sainz?
@@Uzair_Of_Babylon465Shut your dumb mouth it was that Lewis guy best guy even now guy if he has the right car guys no lies
Honestly very mature of Riccardo to admit he just wasn't good enough instead of finding "xyz" excuse and still finding his silver lining. Still insane to think how 2021 could have went down if he was still with RedBull!
Indeed. This was a very pleasant surprise.
I came to this channel because I couldn’t believe Goku was talking about one of my favorite sports. I stayed because I just love the content.
Literally this
Wait, is he MasakoX for real?
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@jaodasaveiroprata2764 yes he is!
@@randallellison6421 Thought he looked and sounded awfully familiar, just chose not to believe i guess, it all seemed so random...
I am glad to see Daniel having another chance to show his ability. He was one of the only drivers to really test Max. However what came out of all this also is that he is not ever saying he was badly treated by Mclaren. I think when you see all the facts they acted very professionally and gave him every opportunity to turn things around. Even when Oscar was signed he was actually signed for 2024 and reserve for 2023 as they still were hopeful that Daniel could master the car and Daniel could have insisted on driving. It turned out well for all concerned.
Not to mention a teammate of Max's whom Max really enjoyed having around.
Honest self-reflection & objectivity in Formula 1. How refreshing!
It was definitely not something I expected to hear.
I'm gonna combine my comment for this and the previous video.
1) Thank god Sainz left. This reroute has sort of resulted in his "protagonist arc", which is much better than what would've been, and plus, CARLANDO.
2)The firing has absolutely been a blessing in disguise for Ric. If he'd have stayed, even being resilient through the "down period" of McLaren, top level perfomance was still not a guarantee. Lando has been very outspoken about how the car's basic characteristics are still just as wonky as they were before(only 30% improvement), it's just gotten faster by increasing the aerodynamic effeciency. Ric's issue was never the speed, it was with (as you mentioned,) his inability to adapt to this car. His staying would've absolutely resulted in him getting the big sad(chronically).
There's 18 million reason why he left
But he could've easily just rode off into the sunset.
Daniel has done a lot of talking about how bad things got for him at McLaren. He's talked not caring, depression, and the fact he stopped eating. I get Daniel is supremely privileged, but burn out can happen to everyone. I'm glad he's doing better
Exactly. Sometimes it was best to cut things off and not prolong them. Good for both parties to understand that.
I really hope he'll be back in Qatar, I wanna see him do well!!
He deserves a chance in the upgraded car.
We might be in for yet another round of "Kiwi Wunderkind action". Final medical tests pending but Red Bull don't seem too optimistic for Danny being back behind the wheel in Qatar.
I genuinely believe Christian Horner really thinks he owes it to Daniel to get him back on that RB seat. He beat out Vettel in his 1st year at RB and looked like the perfect replacement for Seb. Then around 15-18 the engine problems keep piling up. Despite his Monaco win in 2018 I think Daniel DNF 5x times that year. Christian probably thought Max and Daniel could be the next Seb and Webber alas, faith would have other ideas.
Yeah. Daniel was fed up and Horner couldn't do anything to convince him to stay.
He was fed up with the Renault Engine so he went to the Renault works team? Where do people come up with these theories?
The seeds were sown when in Baku when he crashed with Max, the management took Max’s side. I think long term Max was the better bet, and Daniel was right to leave, because the deficit would have been exacerbated. His mistake was not leaving red bull, but leaving Renault.
I can see why Horner thought Riccardo was joking when he said that he was leaving RB for the Renault seat. That's like your Vegan girlfriend complaining to you as a Vegetarian that you occasionally eat dairy for 2 years, then suddenly dumping you for the liver king
@windrose5988 Him staying at Renault would have given the team more stability and by the second season he was bagging some podiums again. Cyril probably wouldn’t have lost his job, Prost wouldn’t have left, and Rossi wouldn’t have joined. Even if the team wouldn’t have gone much better his stock would have been higher thrashing Ocon like he did in the one year they had together, instead of being on the receiving end of Norris.
I hope that’s what you were referring to.
Leaving Redbull because he hated their engines only to move to the team that makes the engines, just reads wrong. Let alone thinking that’s what happened.
It just turns out that Vettel had a similar experience in 2014 that Riccardo would have with McLaren. A bad match of driver car. I don't believe for a second that either of them where as bad as they looked compared to their teammates
I really dislike the "Red Bull are Ruthless" narrative, because it's only telling half the story. Yes, they are quick to drop drivers that underperform, but they're also quick to bring drivers into the sport. Almost half the drivers on the grid at the moment have raced for, or currently race for, Red Bull.
Who have Mercedes brought into the sport recently? George Russell.. that's it. Even their own guy, Nyck De Vries, they couldn't (WOULDN'T) get him a seat.
Renault technically had Zhou in their driver programme until Alfa sniped him, whilst Renault would be happy with because Gasly/Ocon is a much better duo, then they lost Piastri too.
McLaren have had Norris. Williams have Latifi and Sargeant.
It's basically all Red Bull bringing in drivers for the long term. Does anyone believe Logan or Zhou are going to stay in F1 for the long haul?
In any case, rescuing Daniel is a move that everyone liked.
There have been a lot more that failed though. Someone is sure to correct me if I am wrong but I don't think Max was ever a Red Bull Junior so Vettel, Ricciardo and Sainz are the three Red Bull juniors who have done well. Gasly and Albon have done ok but can't really be considered Red Bull success stories. Tsunoda is still there but probably needs to go to another team to have any chance of becoming a podium contender. But even counting those guys there are still far more who got dumped. Klien, Liuuzzi, Speed, Bordais, Buemi, Alguesuari, Hartley, Vergne, Kvyat. That's not counting the drivers who never even made it to F1.
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying those drivers should all have been given more of a chance. The harsh reality of F1 is that only the very best will make it. Also, in percentage terms Red Bull might even be better than other academies. As you say Mercedes has had Russell and that's about it. Ferrari have Leclerc as a success and Giovinazzi as a nothing spectacular.
Absolutely.
Red bull does also have twice the amount of seats available than any other constructer academy
Daniel Riccardo doesn't seem like the kinda guy who would hold grudges in the first place, here's hoping he has a good season next year!
Yeah and it's good to see that that concept has been maintained.
You are amazing dude! Found you today and I must say your videos ARE GREAT. Your personality is also fun and great writing!
I'm not entirely stoked about Ricciardo coming back given Lawson being there (I know why he's back but even still, it leaves a bitter taste). What I was thinking is that Ricciardo did still make some excuses, just not the obvious ones. He adapted fine to a whole new type of power unit in 2014, a new style of car in 2017 and switched teams successfully in 2019. How couldn't he do anything at all in 2 seasons given that he made his name from adapting better than Seb?
I agree. Liam's superb debut has taken the sheen off of Daniel's comeback. His presence has inadvertently shoved a potentially great rookie from getting to showcase more of his wares.
Two things: first, Daniel is not the only driver to find the McLaren a bizarre car to drive. Sainz, Norris and Piastri have all agreed.
Second, don't be too sad: Liam will be back next year when Daniel takes Perez's seat.
I just hope Daniel has a strong 2024 with Alpha Tauri. Anything else before leaving F1 would be a bonus.
I reckon the car next year will be MILES better than this year's.
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😊
DR still holds the record for the fastest F1 driver on Top Gear.
A very great honour.
From a content creation perspective I actually love how you have used the attic as set! Such a smart low cost back drop for the video's. Also as an Australian I have a soft spot for DR but I couldn't agree more with your points in the video and comments section. Subbed :)
Thank you, Dylan! I chose the attic as it engaged well with folks and it's something a little different. Besides, most hobbies start in attics or basements...so why not?
I really wanted Ricciardo and McLaren to work out; one of my favourite drivers at my favourite team after all, but for whatever reason it just didn't happen. It seemed that every time he had a good weekend, at the next one would he go pretty much back to square one.
It didn't look like it was through a lack of effort on either his or the team's side. They kept trying things but they just didn't work for whatever reason. Although even then it felt like they were getting stuck there as well. And the contrast was even more stark with Norris driving so, so well.
Of course, he did give us McLaren fans one of, if not the best moments of the last decade or so by winning at Monza. But his McLaren spell will probably be remembered for his struggles as much or more than that, unfortunately.
Agreed. It was a dream move, which became a nightmare for all concerned. Glad he's doing OK.
A lot of people dislike Daniel just because he smiles a lot. 🤦♂️ I really like how there’s no ill will w/DR and McLaren.
Yeah, they both realised that it wasn't working out and ended it before Daniel was VERY scarred.
I have a guy feeling that Perez will not 🚫 be racing with Redbull in 2024 and Mr Daniel Avocado will be Verstappens Teammate
It's not looking good for checo at the moment
I wonder what will happen come March or even June.
I really don’t think we have to wait that long. After checos drive in Japan, I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see DR in that seat in COTA.
Yep, no change this season.
If Daniel has a great first half of 2024
And If Perez has a shocker,
Then I can see Daniel get promoted to Redbull during the Summer break in ‘24,
And Liam given the Alpha Tauri drive.
Daniel needs a chance to get his confidence back before facing Max at the peak of his powers. I still expect Daniel to get well beaten but why throw him in this season against Max?
Thank you, Lawrence Of The Attic, for sharing your wisdom once more.
You're welcome!
I still think Mclaren would have been better off adapting the car to suit Daniel, who is an 8 time race winner, rather than telling him and other drivers they have to adapt to the cars bizarre driving habits.
I suppose so, but I reckon that Lando's presence was more entrenched.
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things also do you think if Carlo Sainz stayed at Red Bull he would win a championship like with Nico in 2016 against Lewis?
Nope. Nico Rosberg's driving ability was way better than Sainz.
@@divyachaudhary1624 based on what?
Probably not. The difference was always there. And don't forget (or if you didn't watch F1, look it up) the difference in speed between Ham and Ros was bigger than ever in that season. It really was mechanical bad luck and the fact that no one was challenging Merc that Rosberg won it.
Let's face it. It's just that Horner has a hard on for Danny Dicc.
A sign of a good driver is that they can do well in all sorts of machinery. Alonso, Kimi, Sainz, Perez, have all done well in many different teams.
Lmaooo, yep, perez, mhm
His Wife absolutely loves Daniel, most men will move mountains to make their wives happy.
Horner got his boy back and he's happy.
@@LawVS yes absolutely. I'm questioning the reason.
I'm guessing the contract payoff for Ricciardo's by McLaren helped Daniel's mood. Yes, hard fall but $18 is a quite soft landing.
I hope he got more than just $18 😂
@@LawVS Nope just 18, in very large checks with a lot of zeros on them.
Kakarot giving F1 content is something i really needed
Getting Ric back is definitely good press though, personally, I'm not down on RB at all, it's a joy to watch them operate like clockwork during GP weekends, Max is otherworldly and they (together with the rule changes) brought down the regime. 😁
Oh absolutely. In terms of marketing and media presence, this return of Daniel is GOLD.
6:03 and De vries, Logan and Stroll
True but Checo was the loudest cry.
Daniel knows he stunk at mclaren. He's on the decline but has at least one more year in the sport. Ricciardo's 100million in the bank is nothing to get too upset about. I think 2024 will be his final year.
At least he's not living in a state of delirium and admits he wasn't performing as he should.
Everyone has already written Daniel off as his reputation was severely damaged making the move to Mclaren and I'm confident that he can find the old form that we all know of old.
He can, he's back in a team that gets him which will be a HUGE boost.
his wife and kids probably were sick and tired of the guy blabbering about F1 all the time, so he went to the attic. well done mate, never let anyone get you down by the things you love the most!😎
Nope the missus is all for it. The attic, like the basement, are the dens of most hobbies.
McLaren decided to get Ricciardo to learn a completely different way driving to help him adapt to the car, which is unusual thing to do. It proved to be counterproductive. Horner mentioned Ricciardo picked up bad habits in his driving/sim, yeah that was McLaren basically getting Ricciardo to learn a completely different way of driving(they know ricciardo's way of driving because he drove for RB). He struggled at Renault initially in adapting to the car, but they left him alone in that case and he managed to adapt and was rapid thereafter. He probably would've be fine in that McLaren if they just left him alone.
Fair enough. It just showed that whilst the union of team and driver SOUNDED awesome...it just wasn't workable. McLaren expect their drivers to adapt to their car instead of the other way around. Oscar and Lando are able to handle it better since they don't know any different, Daniel? No.
@@LawVS Ricciardo is an adaptable driver, he's driven well in three different cars prior to McLaren. The team just messed up, and is why he couldn't adapt.
Love to see a come back of the honey badger and stabilise like another Alonso for the duration. Praying that he gets it all together soon.
I think he realised that Red Bull was his home and that it was hasty to leave.
Another thing as for what if for Danny to me is. What if he went straight to McLaren instead of Renault. I would have a feeling that a peak Daniel vs a fresh rookie Lando would have likely been a majorly different situation for the two of them. Regardless I would say that Danny was chasing too much too fast with his team hopping back then.
It would have been a HUGE gamble since 2018 McLaren looked extremely mid.
@@LawVS Indeed but honestly I aside from the payday it always colored me odd that he would chose Renault when he was looking for a more stable engine.
@@Axle0Bullitt019 you must forget that staying at redbull meant a change to the honda engine, at the time still the "gp2" engine, not the absolute unit that it is today, ironically staying with the renault power unit was a step up...
@@ayeeeitskev That was not in my thought at all considering I was only talking about an alternate universe where Danny spends 4 years at either McLaren or Renault instead of bouncing between the two.
Off topic question. I get you're a Mclaren fan. What's your favourite Mclaren livrey? for me it's the black chrome and hint of red West style. . I want to like the orange and blue return to their roots but I just can't get on with it
I got to admit, the MCL34 is a nice one imo
They only want him because they know he can ALMOST match Max if he is driving well. Only this time around, He will be the perfect number 2. The clause where he can challenge Max is gone the moment he left RB the first time.
Exactly, Daniel is enough. It's like a Bottas to Verstappen and Bottas has proven to be the perfect wingman.
Honestly what are Daniel and Yuki going to achieve at AT? I cannot decipher this.
Yuki got it thanks to his push to get them any points and Daniel money.
I'm not a Checo fan anymore. I'm throwing him under the bus. My support requires consistency at the least. I can see now that's not gonna happen with Checo. Put Daniel in that seat. Yuki must move to a better team. If RB and AT were smart, Liam would be leading AT next year with another RB junior as his teammate.
With how terrible the McLaren car was at the start of the year I could only imagine how much more down in the dumps Daniel would have been.
Definitely. He would've been so down. Utterly miserable.
He couldn't get his head around the McLaren. Not much else.
And he openly admits that.
Many sports at the elite level, and F1 is no exception, are as much a mind game as physical or skill based. I believe Ricciardo's downward performance at Mclaren and Perez's falling performance this season are due to a loss of confidence and ultimately self doubt. Ricciardo's surprise confession would seem to indicated as much, he was mentally tired and beaten, is lost interest a euphemism for lost belief as much as lost desire?
His break didn't refresh his skills rather it freshened and refocused his mind, he addressed any negative thoughts or beliefs that had crept in and came back with the confidence and self belief to not only be competitive, but to win. Horner's comments regarding Ricciardo being unrecognisable could apply as much to his confidence and mentality at the the time as to any poor driving practices picked up.
Both drivers seemed caught in a self reinforcing downward spiral initially set off by the extra scrutiny and pressure of not delivering the early expected performance and results, with the pressure and poor performances compounding over time, whilst consistently being beaten often comprehensively so by teammates, which must surely errode a driver's confidence and self belief over time.
To merely be at the elite level competitors already possess immense skills. The difference between success and failure, between consistent high performance or occasional success, between the greats and everyone else with few exceptions is mental, mental toughness, dominance and resilience to external factors, pressures and mind games and an almost unshakable self confidence and self belief; that others can mistakenly perceive as arrogance. Max and Lewis are two good examples who've got it in spades . You can love it or you can hate it but you can't not (sic) respect it.
Absolutely. If one part of an elite athelete is off, it can bring other things crashing down with it.
Danny Ric has really matured and I'm sure he realises he was wrong to leave Red Bull in the first place. Horner didn't want him to go, Max didn't want him to go. Renault couldn't give him the car he needed and well McLaren give a car and the driver needs to work it out.
I think this is why Perez is safe for 2024. Horner will want to give Daniel a year to sort his attitude fully in a car he will have a good say in developing. Then to Red Bull for 2025 to his retirement in most likely 2027 or maybe 2029 if Max retires. Daniel has five years left in him if Alonso is anything to go by. Lawson will be in the junior team in 2024 and as much as he wants to be on the grid in 2024 unless Perez pulls the pin on his own, there really isn't a seat.
Hindsight in 20/20, of course. But yes, I'm sure that he looks back to 2018 and realises he got out of Red Bull way too soon; that he was wrong about the Honda PU and being second to Max was inevitable no matter what he did. He could've still had the best car and gotten quite a few wins.
Honestly though just from the eye test that McLaren seemed like it would scrape the ground and fast and slow corners no matter what you would do both lando and Daniel would have the same problem with it. Aerodynamically I don't necessarily think it was bad but I think McLaren really didn't understand their ride heights quite yet.
I think all teams had difficulties but McLaren especially. Luckily they've sorted it out.
what is behind the camera
A cold water tank!
A rookie who out qualified Max at Singapore and scored points in an AT, deserves that seat more than a has-been toothpaste model.
Liam needs to be in the sport. I want him and Oscar duking it out.
So why was he able to make the Renault work but not the McLaren?
Also, where did you get the info from that he didn't know how the set up the McLaren and how the Mercedes engine was geared up? Interesting stuff and makes sense, but I've never heard him talk about these concrete factors.
The interview I linked to in the description has good info on his struggles with McLaren from him and he's spoken many times about his problems with the McLaren car. As for Renault, he seemed to have a better understanding of the engine mapping and overall package; he was hasty in leaving.
The Renault back then, behaved in a similar way to the Red Bull. Just slower. So he understood how to get the best from it.
I always thought Ricciardo and Perez careers are pretty similar. They're both highly rated drivers, both of them rdalñy shine on their day but they're also not very adaptable to a different car.
They also had a bit of bad luck being in F1 right when the old guard (Lewis, Alonso, Vettel, etc.) And the young bloods (Max, Lando, Leclerc, Rusell, Piastri) were present so they really never had that one chance to actually be fighting for championships.
Perez isn't even in the same book as Daniel in terms of talent, let alone the same page.
I felt like Daniel was getting the Renault car quite handily...but he jumped ship too soon.
@@LawVS But that was Renault's fault. They were umming and ahhing and being incredibly wishy washy, not even committing to the 2022 regs at the time, and there was a very real possibility they might flounce off again. Daniel tried to beat that issue by taking the offer from McLaren. He didn't know that Renault were going to change to Alpine. And thank goodness he did leave, before Alpine became even more of a toxic shitshow.
ricciardo's prime was heavily overshadowed by merc dominance, if the redbull had been a bit more competitive, i think he would have been in contention for a championship, especially in 14 and 16
I thouth Riccardo was bouth back for marketing for renamed Alpha Tauri, not partner Max
We have no clue what the path will be yet.
I made a prediction for the 2025 line ups and i want to know what you think about it. I think that ferari, aston, mercedes and keep the same line up. And i think that rebull will have verstappen and norris, alphatauri lawson/riciardo, mclaren piastri/gasly, alpine ocon/doohan, haas magnussen/perez, wiliams albon/druchovich and alfaromeo(sauber) hulkenberg and pouchaire. Plz let me know what you think ps thanks for the great video
Doesn't seem too farfetched but I bet Lando won't leave McLaren by then. He will extend for two more years if the car keeps improving.
no way will Mclaren have Gasly - they have plenty of drivers on their books that they would rate as high or higher than him
I think Horner genuinely likes Daniel.
I think so too.
This is the guy who wiped the floor with Seb, Hulk and Ocon + beat Max in their time together (yes, Max is better, I know). What a shocker at McLaren.
Daniel isn't a bad driver at all; but he isn't as versatile as people initially believed.
@@LawVS That’s roughly my view. He doesn’t have the flexibility to drive a badly, tricky or just not to his style like that of an Alonso (though neither does anyone in the sport - maybe we’ll get to see Max wringing everything out of a bad car one day). His potential ceiling is great and he likes the same setup as Max. Hopefully, if he doesn’t immediately go to RBR the AT will really be an RBR replica. He’ll thrive in that.
I can't get over the tone in his engineer's voice when he broke his hand - kinda sounds like they were already a bit exasperated with him
I think they wanted a calm race and not anymore drama after the season they've had.
If everything goes as planned. He will sit next to Max in 2025.
I think that's what they want, for at least one year.
Always supported Ric, but this is a different chapter coming for him. If he doesn’t shine he will be cast aside quite quickly. Not sure that’s the right end to the story ..
Would have loved to see him move to Supercars alongside The Giz for a crack at Bathurst.
Yeah or going to NASCAR.
McLaren paid him like $24 million not to drive their car…
Much like how Kimi got paid not to drive for Ferrari in 2010.
Does Daniel still need to beat Yuki convincely and score a P9 or better?
I think it would help him but he's sewn up for 2024 so less pressure.
Can you do the next video on the roof? 😂
Nope, too much wind noise.
Red Bullies that craddle of love why would anyone ever leave "cough"😂😂😂
They do tend to be quite...rapid with their driver changes.
The McLaren deal did no harm to his bank account!
That must've helped ease the pain a little.
I might be #1 Mr Unpopular, but I don't see Danny have a huge impact on AT or their grid positions. The car is crap and Danny won't make a huge difference. But... seeing he hasn't had a lot of opportunities to show his skill, time will tell. Howver I am pretty sure he'll never return to Red Bull because of a simple reason: He's not prepared to play the #2 role behind Max. Max is, without doubt, the better driver. Danny has no chance of beating Max - anyone who thinks different hasn't followed F1 for a number of years. On the other hand, Danny is exactly the kind of driver AT need right now - a race winner and someone who can take AlphaTauri from the back of the grid to somewhat of a midfield team - due to his experience. But... he needs to be happy to lead a midfield team and not fight for WDC points. And that is where, IMO, the problem lies.
I reckon this year will be hard to gauge properly but as long as he can drive the car and bring it home and aid AT to NOT be last, that will be his goal.
But did Danny really leave RBR on his own terms?
After Baku Christian was VERY!!! "p*ssed" and it is no secret that Jos was no "fan" of Danny, always lobbying hard to get him out of his kid's way. What if Red Bull gave Danny the opportunity to "gracefully bow out" and find himself a new home? Christian then dramatically "lashing out at Danny for turning his back on him" only makes it look more plausible and Helmut had more than plenty talent in the pipeline.
Sounds a lot better than "Sorry folks, but we had to sack the honey badger or we may have lost Max." Imagine the subsequent meejah frenzy and public outcry, in an age where public appearance is everything.
*tinfoil hat off" 👹
I guess that might be plausible but after Monaco 2018 I'm sure most of the wounds were healed. It definitely seemed this was a shocker since Horner offered Daniel a pay rise to stay.
@@LawVS I'm also quite confused why Red Bull have brought him back into the fold, to be honest. It clearly wasn't out of the sheer goodness of their hearts. Good at simulator work? Maybe. Value as a "brand ambassador" Big yes. Putting him into that AlphaTauri? Musta been "panic stations" for Tost and Marko, calling on Danny to save what little there is to save. But him getting back into a Red Bull under Max? Only if he's been properly "deballed" (denouncing any title ambitions) and prepared for some final act of humiliation. ("Theon Greyjoy" of Formula 1)
They were in pretty rough contract negotiations. Ricciardo apparently got a way lower amount offered than Max got with his improved contract. Red Bull thought Ricciardo didn't have any other options, but Ricciardo kept extending the negotiations.
And then Renault came, giving Ricciardo a way out. He believed that RBR was going to be Max' team and his interests weren't served by staying. I don't think this is unreasonable. Horner said that they offered him everything he asked for, but this was probably only after they negotiated him down.
@@aoife1122 I think you mentioned all factors there. It wasn't long ago that Red Bull had no one ready and brought back Kvyat, re-contracted Albon (who had left the RB Academy program) and later on placed an external driver with Perez next to Verstappen. You can better have too many than too few drivers.
@@djoetma Of course, my little "conspiracy theory" wasn't meant to be taken all too serious. ;)
Surely, for Danny it was clear as day that he had to GTFO but why on earth is he back with them now? If anything, matters have only gotten worse since. Max has made RBR truly "his own" by now and as long as they can give him a competitive car nothing is likely to change.
But there's so much going on behind the scenes, one shouldn't take everything at face value what's being made public. They now all have "spin doctors", err, "communication officers" in their employ for good reasons. ;)
Most importantly, Never forget that when DR joined McLaren when asked how he’s going to deal with Lando? He said, I’m going to Destroy him…. Well that didn’t age well did it. Yet none of the pundits took him to task on it.
So, Karma 😎
At least he admits that might have not been the best mindset to go in with.
@@LawVS
There’s no excuse for bad manners.
To me it came across like DR believing his own Hype.
So maybe he just isn’t as good as he thought.
Maybe that’s why he left Red Bull in the first place?
May the Force
be with you.🌀
(-: :-)
2nd for twice
Glad you're back.
Riccardo starting to look like mark webber lol
I think all middle-aged Australians become even more handsome when they old up.
1st for once🎉 So hot take time: Danny Ric is like the ungrateful ex that everyone thinks is the darling who has been wronged. Yes, everyone loves smiling Riccardo, but I prefer to look at people's actions, not media snippets. He was struggling against a rookie at RB, the group that had given him his big chance, and he bailed on them, starting a massive run of headaches for Christian Horner. He then convinced Cyril at Renault to put his neck on the line and pay a fortune for him to join. They stuck with him during his poor 1st season only for him to then ditch them when he started to perform (and probs cost Cyril his job) to join McLaren. Zak Brown needed a replacement for Carlos when Ferrari came calling and in a naive moment, moved heaven and earth to contract him to join McLaren without adding in performance protections. Danny Ric then performed terribly, his contract meant that there were no performance consequences, and they had to again, pay a fortune to buy him out of his contract, which Daniel must have been jumping for joy about as his reputation was only going to get worse up against Norris every week. Zak ended up looking like a villain and again, Daniel ended up smelling of roses, crying into his multi millions I'm sure. He's now joined RB full well knowing that he's after Perez's seat, one of the nicest guys in the paddock for what he did at Sauber. How is Danny Ric still getting opportunities, and why does everyone think he's the greatest guy ever? Because he smiles on camera a lot? C'mon!
it's weird that you judge daniel based on his poor performance at mclaren, but don't want checo's seat to be at threat because he's a "nice guy" despite performing equally as bad.
personally, i think his driving days are done, and he'll be stuck at AT for the forseeable future as they milk him for every penny he's worth in marketing. Checo needs to Che-go, and Liam Lawson can easily fill that spot.
I would just like to add my say to some things. I wouldnt say he struggled against Max, he would probably have beaten him in 2018 if he didnt get screwed by the engine. And its not just any rookie at RB, Max is going to go down as one of the greats in the sport and he had almost the same pace he has now straight out of the gate, he was just not as smooth. And i think his first season in Renault was pretty decent, i mean he beat Hulk. And i think he went to Mclaren on his own for the money and Mclaren has more potential to fight for titles. And in Mclaren he was just ass honestly, but he is a really good driver and i still think he has a couple of good seasons left in him. i dont see why he would go back to F1 not being ready after how horrible his 2022 was
You'd be surprised how much a smile can disarm a person.
@@doghat1619 Che-go 😂 Very good 👏 I mean, I did say it was a hot take 😉
@@TheoF1 Valid points, I do feel that not performing against Norris at McLaren really did expose him as being a step below someone like Carlos Sainz, a driver that many had thought would only be a no.2 in a team with a top driver, where Riccardo was always overly-hyped in my opinion as being a future WC. I'd say he's about as good as a Gasley, but much older. I can't see why RB would give him a chance other than the PR
He is RB spy.. haha
*Team Fortress 2 music plays*
He still has to perform,so far a bit ho hum .
In comparison to Liam so far, definitely.
im 1 of those few people who just find Ricciardo absolutly annoying (always trying hard to be funny which rubs me and some others the wrong way :( )
That's fair enough.
I CAN'T STAND HORNER ALL HE DOES CRY TO THE FIA 😢😢 THAT MAN IS POISON
He seems to be ok being the pantomime villain.
If I had a $1 every time DR3 "rediscovered" himself or made up a new excuse during his McLaren years I would be retired by now. Yuki will outscore DR3 the remaining races in 2024 and once again, DR3 will blame "I just need to get used with the car". Next year it will the same... excuses after excuses. DR3's days are behind him. My $0.02.
Fair enough, thank you for sharing.
Hes a team jumping crybaby that isnt going to win a title, ever. He should have just stayed gone!
Considering that simulations rate Alpine as the slowest car in Losail...he kinda leapt out of the frying pan and into an identical frying pan.
Talking about the trackday, do you race yourself? like on a sim or real life? If so in what form?
I did SIM race but I don't have time to really pursue it these days. I'd love to do some club racing someday.
@@LawVS Nice! yeah I have a fairly decent setup currently. Play on and off depending on if I have time for it and if I feel like playing. Mostly Iracing or Assetto Corsa. My dream is to one day take up some real racing. Iracing converts pretty well to real life so all the practice I can get I'll take.
its not a surprise really. Ricciardo has been below average since being ditched by Red Bull. He is more into being a commercial success versus being a good or even average driver. His act has worn thin with Renault, Maclaren, and Red Bull. Alpha Tauri threw him a bone and he should be grateful. his performance left him years ago. Its just not his focus
And I think that's what Red Bull are going for. He's not the titan he used to be, but he's perhaps better than Perez and more understanding of what the Red Bull car is all about.