Daniel Ricciardo is assured his robust run of kind not too long ago has given him a lift in securing a seat at RB in F1 2025.
Ricciardo is underneath strain to carry out as Crimson Bull look to offer Liam Lawson a full-time drive with RB subsequent yr.
There’s even strategies that Ricciardo may very well be changed after the summer time break as a clause in Lawson’s contract implies that if he’s not given a drive, he’s free to go elsewhere.
Ricciardo has responded with a run of strong performances.
The Austrian Grand Prix was arguably his greatest weekend up to now as he out-performed teammate Yuki Tsunoda earlier than changing it right into a factors end.
RB arguably didn’t have the tempo to complete within the prime 10 on the Crimson Bull Ring as Ricciardo went on the defensive.
Talking after the race, he mentioned: “I really feel like that is three weeks in a row now the place I’ve bought most out of it. Nonetheless looking for a bit extra perfection however yeah, three on the bounce. At the least I can I say I swiped out of the paddock three weekends in a row now on a Sunday, feeling proud. Simply bought to maintain that up.”
Ricciardo is adamant that his robust on-track outcomes will assist him persuade Marko and sway his opinion.
“I’ve identified clearly Helmut such a very long time, and on the finish of the day he would not care about character,” Ricciardo defined. “He goes about is the stopwatch and the classification. He is a racer, and that is all he actually needs to see from us. “That may make him not suppose nice about me to impulsively suppose nice about me.
“I feel this weekend’s helped. As I mentioned, it is just a little bit extra constant now, so simply hold it going and hopefully by the summer time break he is laying on a seashore someplace saying ‘Ricciardo, he is nonetheless bought it’.”
Ricciardo was happy to beat each Alpines, which seemed to be faster this weekend.
“I do not bear in mind all of the race. I have to in all probability watch it once more to price how comfortable I’m, however I am undoubtedly extra comfortable than unhappy,” Ricciardo concluded. “Clearly Haas outscored us, however we weren’t fast sufficient.
“I feel additionally the Alpine was faster, so to hold on… I feel the workforce helped. We had the 2 arduous tyres, we might pit just a little bit earlier and capitalise on monitor place, so that they pitted me on the proper time after which I simply needed to watch the mirrors and take a look at to not fuck up, principally!”
