Very much expected, but Ricciardo will officially not be at McLaren in 2023
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BREAKING: Daniel Ricciardo will leave McLaren at the end of the 2022 season#F1 pic.twitter.com/4T48cDiFN8
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 24, 2022
Relatively new to the whole F1 thing, thanks to DtS, but is this an above-average amount of times to move? He seems to bounce around every few years and does so outside of the top-tier teams since leaving Red Bull.
Some guys just end up being movers. Sainz has been on 4 teams in 8 years.XpressAg09 said:
Relatively new to the whole F1 thing, thanks to DtS, but is this an above-average amount of times to move? He seems to bounce around every few years and does so outside of the top-tier teams since leaving Red Bull.
XpressAg09 said:
Relatively new to the whole F1 thing, thanks to DtS, but is this an above-average amount of times to move? He seems to bounce around every few years and does so outside of the top-tier teams since leaving Red Bull.
I get why he left Red Bull at the time, and hindsight is 20/20,, but obviously it didn't work out like he hoped in terms of on track success (he got still got paid). I think he'll race for fun next year on some **** team like Haas or go into media (podcasting a la Pat McAfee) here in the states.
He left Red Bull because he felt he was worth equal equipment when it looked like Max was going to get preferential treatment. Renault wanted to build the team around him and after just one year at Renault, he signed to McLaren for the next season after. At the time, McLaren was improving and looked like a good chance for him to win again. I also strongly believe there to be management issues at Renault/Alpine because they have had three team principals in three years and this Alonso/Piastri contract mess now looks even more suspect.
Problem is, he never adapted to the McLaren. Despite all looking similar, all the cars drive differently, and apparently the McLaren does not work with Daniel's driving style. McLaren want to move on because his performance is the reason they are 5th in the constructors right now instead of 4th.
I don't think he made a mistake leaving Red Bull, but I think he made a mistake leaving Renault. Long story, short.
Problem is, he never adapted to the McLaren. Despite all looking similar, all the cars drive differently, and apparently the McLaren does not work with Daniel's driving style. McLaren want to move on because his performance is the reason they are 5th in the constructors right now instead of 4th.
I don't think he made a mistake leaving Red Bull, but I think he made a mistake leaving Renault. Long story, short.
If his main goal was winning then I'd say the move away from Red Bull was an absolute fail. If his goal was to get paid more, be the guy, have more input, etc. then you could argue some success.
La Fours said:BREAKING: Daniel Ricciardo will leave McLaren at the end of the 2022 season#F1 pic.twitter.com/4T48cDiFN8
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 24, 2022
Curious who McLaren replaces him with. Supposedly they had an Indy Car driver test out the McLaren car.
25 million euros a year, clear number one status, and development preference. I'm sure he sort of thought he could guide them up the grid too...and then he quickly found out what a mess Renault is.
The Red Bull option was less money and number two status. I get why he made the move.
The Red Bull option was less money and number two status. I get why he made the move.
It's almost certainly going to be Piastri.
Saw a report that Gunther reached out to Ricc. Ricc to Haas would be a great boost of American interest!
Canada tickets went up in price by like $250+ for Grandstand 1. Only one grandstand left and everything else is sold out.
I checked F1 Experiences packages and those went up too. What's funny is I see no EU races go up in price the way the North American races do. I'm shooting to do Barcelona next year and Austin. I figure Vegas will be too pricey.
Ricc needs to go and drive for a mid pack team for the next few years, he isn't getting any younger. Then he can jump to USA and drive for Hendrick or Penske and live in LA or Miami and make 2nd career bank
Allegedly he's not a fan of ovals, but I've heard he could replace Palou at Chip Ganassi Racing.
numetalbizkitaggie said:
Allegedly he's not a fan of ovals, but I've heard he could replace Palou at Chip Ganassi Racing.
Isn't this all still very much in the air? Chip seems to think Palou is still under contract. Maybe something has changed recently.
Daniel is 33, not sure I'd put him in an F1 seat and I'm a huge fan.
Between Mick Schumacher and Daniel, I think Daniel would be better for Haas from both a sponsorship perspective and driving perspective.
Mag/Ric in the HAAS would by far be the fan favorite if they could podium once
I like this angletailgatetimer10 said:
Mag/Ric in the HAAS would by far be the fan favorite if they could podium once
The only question imho is whether Ricciardo would accept a Haas type salary or just retire.
He might able to accept the Haas salary and still get paid my McLaren, at least 1 year. Depends on how much he really wants to drive.
BREAKING: Audi will join Formula 1 in 2026!#F1 pic.twitter.com/fRnPvmSwU2
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 26, 2022
I wish it wasn't just for engines and was as a new team.
I've kind of gotten this sense that Lando was just annoyed by Daniel and his antics, the whole time, but said the right things from a PR perspective. Seems like a little truth might have leaked out here...
Wow. I dont understand the point of being a dick. It was just a year ago, you were asking your team if they would let you pass Ric to get 1st place.
aggiejumper said:
I wish it wasn't just for engines and was as a new team.
Is it just engines? The posts from audi and f1 seem like it's a new team?
https://instagr.am/p/Chtx4WONrjN
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As it stands, Audi have informed the FIA and Formula 1 that their entry is as a power unit supplier but they intend to confirm which team they will line up with "by the end of the year".
The reason for the split announcement, say Audi, is because there is a longer lead time to get a power unit project in place and they are still working out which F1 team they are going to partner with.
Well Alfa is ending its sponsorship with Sauber……. It's been the prevailing rumor in podcasts that Audi was looking to buy or buy-in to an existing team
Alfa Romeo communicates that its partnership with Sauber Motorsport will end by the end of 2023.
— Alfa Romeo (@alfa_romeo) August 26, 2022
As the economic and industrial turnaround of the brand will be achieved in 2022, Alfa Romeo will evaluate among the many opportunities in line with its DNA. https://t.co/wDCVFEYUIc
That's a pretty interesting comment. I wonder if that was taken out of context, or if he meant it that way. Seemed like him and Ricc always got along.tailgatetimer10 said:
Wow. I dont understand the point of being a dick. It was just a year ago, you were asking your team if they would let you pass Ric to get 1st place.
I like watching Norris race, but seems like an odd thing for him to say, everything considered.
no one:
— ellie (@charlxslando) August 25, 2022
george russell: pic.twitter.com/1VkvnHUiHJ
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Alonso: "Strange feeling" as Alpine F1 talks stalled for a couple of months
Alonso spoke publicly for the first time about the move on Thursday at Spa, revealing he was contacted by Aston Martin shortly after Vettel's retirement plan was announced. The contract was signed on the Monday after the race before the team "decided to announce quite quickly before any leak."
Alonso reiterated that his intention was to stay at Alpine prior to Aston Martin's approach, but that talks were "not moving forward for a couple of months already."
"It was a logical move to me because Aston was very willing to have me and trust on my abilities on the track and off-track as well to develop the project," Alonso said.
"In my case also, it felt that after all the negotiations and the months, having the seat available for a younger driver and talented driver like Oscar, it was the right thing to do and a win-win situation it seems for everybody."
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer revealed after Alonso's exit was announced that he only found out the Spaniard would be leaving when the press release was issued by Aston Martin.
Alonso admitted that Szafnauer "probably didn't know anything" but said he did tell everyone who had been involved in talks that he was leaving prior to the announcement.
"I informed [Alpine CEO] Laurent Rossi, president Luca de Meo, my mechanics and my engineers before any announcement," Alonso said.
Source
If Audi does buy Alfa Romeo, I wonder how Michael Andretti will feel after negotiations broke down in his group's attempt to buy the team.
Lando caught some heat because of some comments he made on an episode of DTS last season. Basically saying the same thing, that he had no sympathy for Daniel's struggles.
Then he followed it up with, that the edit was creating drama. I don't believe him, but that's ok because this is entertainment
Yep, and Verstappen even came out and said DTS made him look like a d-ck.
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