Daniel Ricciardo

I noticed young Daniel didn't have his own thread so thought I'd give him on as sure he'll be around for a good few years.

Born in 1989 (that makes him 22 before you do the maths) this aussie started karting at the age of 9 and in 2005 entered the Western Australian Formula Ford Championship as a privateer driving a car that was 15 years old at the time and managed to finish 8th. He won a scholarship to compete in Formula BMW Asia the following year. As we all know he eventually became involved in the Red Bull young driver programme after winning the British Formula 3 championship in 2009.

Became Red Bull's test driver and has now stepped up to drive for HRT. Has been really hyped as the next big thing by the Red Bull team and the press. Eddie Jordan described him as a future world champion before he'd even done his first Grand Prix. The truth is though he has not set the world alight at HRT. How can one set the world alight at HRT I hear you ask to which I say - good point! Although he has beaten Liuzzi twice already in the races I believe he needs to get on top of him in quali too. Also he's being beaten by quite a way in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series by both Robert Wickens and Jean-Eric Vergne.

So Ricciardo - future number 1 or going going gone?

 

[Il_leone]

His life earnings is going to be smaller than Max but certainly it is absolute bollocks for Red Bull to say they can't offer him the same wages as Max

 

[F1Brits_90]

he gambled his entire career on 2021. which might be great ie:jenson button or it could be like a car crash like alonso

 

[cider_and_toast]

Piece by Mark Hughes on Danny's driving issues at McLaren.

Why Daniel Ricciardo must retrain his brain to get the best from McLaren — MPH - Motor Sport Magazine

Daniel Ricciardo has struggled to adapt to an idiosyncratic McLaren developed around Lando Norris – Mark Hughes analyses what the Australian has to do to get on top of it

www.motorsportmagazine.com

 

[Il_leone]

Monaco was a shocker for him

 

[Il_leone]

Question how long do you give him to deliver at Mclaren?

 

[F1Brits_90]

you know he quality, he doesnt turn bad over night & you got to give a season

 

[Il_leone]

Off course not but its worrying though

 

[FB]

It would appear that transitioning to another team in this hybrid era is more difficult than at any other time in F1. Whether this is less opportunity to test or the complexity of the current cars I don't know, but Ricciardo has, and is, struggling at McLaren, Vettel was struggling at Aston Martin and Sainz is taking time to get as close as we would expect to le Clerc at Ferrari.

I'm sure I saw some article about why this might be, I'll try and dig them out.

 

[RasputinLives]

All three also suffer from a bit of the "young talented already established in the team" syndrome too. That probably skews how well we think they are doing.

 

[F1Brits_90]

carlos sainz had a fascinating interview on sky F1. at imola or Portugal where ne described the 4 cars he driven & he says that with them all looking the same. you assumed they all be very similar inside. but he said ie: McLaren to Ferrari is like moving to different single seater Formula not moving teams in the same catagory

 

[F1Brits_90]

according to andreas siedl quote i heard on 5 live f1 review. Riccardo is struggling on the brakes

 

[F1Brits_90]

i was thinking about Riccardo he's soon to be 33. will he ever win another race or monza his last. as i just cant see him in that situation again on pure pace. he would need a panis 96 fisichella 03 scenario

 

[RasputinLives]

I'd take a £10 punt he'll sneak another one before his career ends.

 

[Il_leone]

I remember when he thrashed Vettel in 2014 and he was potentially multi world champion.

Horner decides to kick him in the balls as ever saying he should not have left

 

[RasputinLives]

I know Sebastian is not popular but 'thrashing' is a bit of an overstatement. He beat him which was impressive for a rookie. No need to embellish.

 

[F1Brits_90]

I know Sebastian is not popular but 'thrashing' is a bit of an overstatement. He beat him which was impressive for a rookie. No need to embellish.

there was something wrong that season with vettel, that will likely not know. because you dont go from domination in 2013 going into 2014 opener he hadnt been beaten for 9 months. to out in Q2 then beaten by riccardio who wasnt expected to be as good as he was

 

[cider_and_toast]

Apparently Vettel woke up one evening in the hotel after a pre-season testing session to find a naked Christian Horner sat at the end of his bed trying to suck one of Seb's toes.

After quite rightly rejecting his advances, Seb's position in the team was totally undermined.

This is why Danny Ric does his drinking from a shoe thing on the podium. It's an "in-joke" about Vettel.

Apparently Max is far more of a team player.

There may be no truth in this at all but who knows?

 

[Brogan]

 

[RasputinLives]

"errrrm....yeah...toe"

 

[Il_leone]

Vettel's mood for 2014 was determined by one of the first tests in the hybrid era and he called the cars/regulations $### which did not go down well with Bernie. After beating Webber to a pulp in 2013 he did not expect the tables to be do dramatically turned on him. He never lead a lap that whole season. He probably decided that it was maybe time to leave Red Bull

Strange how Horner says Verstappen is the greatest driver they ever had given Vettel holds the records as the most successful driver and they were praising Ricciardo initially as well before