Daniel Ricciardo says he’s not sure if racing in one other sequence would deliver him the achievement he craves that was missing with out having the ability to battle for prime ends in System 1.
Purple Bull introduced on Thursday that it has dropped Ricciardo in favor of Liam Lawson for the rest of the 2024 season, with no suggestion the Australian could possibly be within the body for a spot on the F1 grid in 2025. Talking earlier than his future was formally confirmed, Ricciardo admitted he has thought-about different racing classes prior to now and could possibly be with the F1 door closed, though he has nothing particular in thoughts.
“IndyCar nonetheless scares me!” Ricciardo stated. “I imply, I’ve considered it as a result of I additionally considered it a few years in the past once I knew that I wasn’t going to start out the ’23 season. I don’t know. I do know I’m nonetheless a competitor. I do know I nonetheless have plenty of hearth in me. Perhaps that itch is scratched doing one thing else, I don’t know. We’ll see.
“It’s arduous. Even speaking about being within the sport [F1] and preventing for even a tenth place once in a while… It’s perhaps the identical with doing one other sequence, and no disrespect to different sequence — I’m a fan of NASCAR and plenty of different types of motorsport — however as a result of I’ve been there and skilled the very best of highs, will I get true achievement doing one thing else?
“No assure I’ll be superior doing one thing else. Is that really going to scratch the itch and provides me what I need? I don’t know. I’d most likely say extra no than sure.”
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Nevertheless, whereas Ricciardo might be weighing up his curiosity in racing in different classes now that his future has been confirmed, he says his transient spell away from full-time F1 after leaving McLaren means he has no concern of a life outdoors the game.
“Oh, outdoors racing, yeah [there’s fulfilling interests]. As a result of I’ve already skilled a little bit of it, I don’t have a concern of not swiping into the paddock. I’ve liked it and it’s nice, however I’ve additionally fortuitously made buddies with different athletes through the years which have been in an analogous place. What does form of section two of life seem like?
“I feel there’s quite a bit to do, plenty of alternatives. It’s not something I’m fearful of.”
