Ahead of two races, Daniel Ricciardo appears to be accepting speculation about his future, as he tends to have a “decent weekend” when people talk about him.
Ricciardo is no stranger to criticism, as Honey Badger faced it in his time at McLaren, so it’s a bit of the same today.
Retained via VCARB in hopes of putting pressure on Sergio Perez for the Red Bull seat, Ricciardo’s five-race run without points at the start of the season ended that promotion.
Regaining some form with a P4 in the Miami Sprint and following up with effects in the top ten at the Canadian and Austrian Grands Prix, the headlines have gone from “Daniel Ricciardo to retire after summer break” to “Daniel Ricciardo will update Sergio Pérez after the summer vacation. “
But as the pfinishulum turned, a lackluster performance at the British Grand Prix led to Red Bull putting reserve driver Liam Lawson in the RB20, kicking Perez out of Formula 1 and keeping Ricciardo at VCARB, but only until the end of the season. season.
Ricciardo and Perez face two very important races, Hungary and Spa, and Red Bull is set to make a decision not only on its 2025 driver line-up during the summer break, but also to decide who will be in the cars when it returns. F1. with the Dutch Grand Prix.
PlanetF1. com understood that there are clauses in Perez’s contract that allow Red Bull to make adjustments if necessary based on its deficit with Verstappen, which exceeds a hundred points after Spa. Today, there are 137.
Both drivers are expected to be the subject of many hypotheticals over the coming weeks, however, Ricciardo says to overlook it as it turns out it motivates their results on track.
“What I have been missing for most of the season so far is getting some decent results,” he said, according to F1’s official website.
“But yes, I don’t know, I feel like when we have a press conference and they say, ‘yes, some other people are saying things about you,’ I tend to have a good weekend!
“Maybe some of them are good. “
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Ricciardo insists he is making progress with his two best ten results in the last four races. However, he has 11 problems against 20 for his partner Yuki Tsunoda.
“I know what it takes, and despite everything, I’m gaining momentum,” the 35-year-old said. “It’s probably what I figured I deserved to have had all season so far, it was a little bit harder to make things work.
“But now, try to keep going. I feel pretty good in the car. “
As for what will happen next if the eight-time Grand Prix winner loses his seat in the VCARB, Ricciardo told the media, adding PlanetF1. com, that he “doesn’t look” at the teams.
“I don’t need to be rude or arrogant about it, but I’m nowhere else,” he said.
“I said I really enjoy being back in the (Red Bull) family. Interestingly, I enjoy Helmut’s shots a bit because I think it can also be a way to motivate me a bit and try to get the most out of it. of myself.
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