Jun.14 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo could not even make it to the top of the 2024 season, in response to the newest System 1 hearsay.
The 34-year-old Australian headed to Montreal final week while Crimson Bull F1 advisor Dr Helmut Marko was declaring that Yuki Tsunoda has performed a significantly better job thus far this yr.
Tsunoda was then re-signed for the junior workforce RB for 2024, whereas Marko admitted that Liam Lawson and the opposite Crimson Bull-backed juniors had been within the working to be the Japanese driver’s subsequent teammate.
Crimson Bull Racing workforce boss Christian Horner, in the meantime – as soon as eager to convey Ricciardo again to the senior workforce to be Max Verstappen’s teammate – was declaring that the 8-time grand prix winner now must “work arduous to retain” even his RB seat.
On the similar time, 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve was busily and really publicly questioning Ricciardo’s place in F1, suggesting he has been surviving within the sport for the previous a number of years virtually purely on “picture”.
“Daniel Ricciardo had an excellent weekend,” Marko informed Velocity Week. “Who is aware of, perhaps he was spurred on a little bit by Jacques Villeneuve’s criticism.
The most recent whispers counsel Crimson Bull reserve Lawson might exchange Ricciardo after this season’s summer season break in simply 5 races’ time.
“Each Racing Bulls drivers had been on the ball in Canada,” Marko added, “and it should proceed like this.”
