Having began 2023 on the sidelines in a reserve function for Crimson Bull after shedding his McLaren drive, the 34-year-old Australian was drafted in to exchange the underperforming Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri after simply 10 races.
Eight-time grand prix winner Ricciardo has revealed how a change of method has benefitted him throughout his comeback.
“I’ve undoubtedly reduce on quite a lot of issues, let’s say, exterior of racing, for positive,” Ricciardo defined. “I nonetheless have another pursuits exterior of the game, which I’m concerned in, and I get pleasure from, however I’ve minimised quite a bit.
“I’m actually simply making an attempt to, I feel, guarantee that… I feel it all the time has been, however to clearly make the racing the precedence.
“With the calendar now and the schedule, if I’ve received a while off, then I’m both within the health club or I’m placing my ft up and recovering for the following race.”
Ricciardo, who helped AlphaTauri seal eighth place within the 2023 constructors’ championship, continued: “I feel simply type of prioritising a couple of issues exterior of this job. Particularly the best way the game’s rising, it’s simple to get a bit of bit – I don’t even wish to say misplaced – however there’s simply a lot going.
“There’s so many issues which you can be doing. It’s all actually thrilling and actually enjoyable, and I’m… I really like that stuff, after all, as a result of it’s clearly a brand new expertise and it’s nice.
“However I feel having the break day for the beginning of the 12 months, I realised that I used to be most likely simply doing an excessive amount of generally and possibly even simply not prioritising myself by way of my physique and my restoration and all that. So, in a great distance of claiming it, simply making an attempt to give attention to that.”
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