Four F1 drivers at risk of being axed including Daniel Ricciardo and Mick Schumacher.
Formula One’s silly season kicked off this week with Sergio Perez committing to Red Bull for two further campaigns. However, four drivers on the grid, including Daniel Ricciardo and Mick Schumacher, are fighting for their F1 futures after coming under pressure from poor performances.
Ricciardo has struggled to impress since signing for McLaren in 2021. Despite winning the Italian Grand Prix in 2021, the popular Ozzie has regularly fallen below the standards set by his teammate Lando Norris and hence endured two difficult seasons. While he is still contracted to the team for next season, McLaren CEO Zak Brown has brought his time at the team under question.
“I don’t want to get into the contract, but there are mechanisms in which we’re committed to each other, and mechanisms in which we’re not,” Brown said.
With Pierre Gasly likely to be an option on the market this year McLaren may look to turn their attention elsewhere. This could see Ricciardo axed from McLaren and leaving him struggling to continue within the sport. It would be a sad way for the eight-time grand prix winner to leave F1.
F1 drivers: Daniel Ricciardo, Mick Schumacher and some others at risk of …
Another driver who could be set to depart their team is Mick Schumacher. The German driver has failed to score a single point since starting in the sport last season. While he outperformed NIkita Mazepin last season, Michael Schumacher’s son has been largely dominated by Kevin Magnussen so far this year.
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His season has become synonymous with crashes and this happened again in the last outing in Monaco. With a cost cap putting pressure on all teams, especially Haas, the American outfit cannot afford for this to continue. If he does not improve quickly the Schumacher name could be set to leave the sport again.
