After a difficult start to the season for Daniel Ricciardo, there was soon renewed speculation about the Australian’s F1 future. However, Ricciardo himself is convinced that his F1 future is not in danger.
During the first races of the season, Daniel Ricciardo was clearly inferior to teammate Yuki Tsunoda. Ricciardo suspected something was wrong with his car and better performance with a new chassis in China seemed to confirm that thinking, even though the team claimed there was nothing wrong with his previous chassis.
After a collision during the race, Ricciardo had to retire and it will be important for Ricciardo to confirm in the coming races, and initially during the Miami GP. However, Daniel Ricciardo himself says he does not feel any extra pressure.
“I don’t want to take this for a full year because I’m not a rookie, I have experience and that in itself should say something,” Ricicardo said, according to ‘Speedcafe.’ have seen. We’re just trying to make sure I’m in a situation where I can perform.”
“There’s no extra pressure like ‘shit, I’m not going to have a seat next weekend’ or something like that. It’s not like that at all.”
Yet Daniel Ricciardo realizes better than anyone the pressure on drivers within Red Bull. Last year, Daniel Ricciardo himself was allowed to fill in for a disappointing Nyck de Vries.
“I’m not naive but I have no indication that it is so,” Ricciardo said when asked if he felt his seat was in danger. “Again, it probably has something to do with what I’ve done in the past, but I think they know what I can do. Even last year I showed at times what speed I have and what I didn’t show at McLaren?”
“We felt like we got that out of me again and for whatever reason it wasn’t as good this year.”
“However, I think they know it is there, including what we do in the simulator, they see that it is there, we now have to get everything right.”