Daniel Riccardo gets fans talking over his final McLaren wish, wishes for…
Daniel Ricciardo’s time at McLaren was quite eventful, yet it ended on a low note for the driver, who didn’t grab a seat on the grid for 2023 and will be taking a break at Red Bull. Despite his early struggles to compete against his teammate, Lando Norris, he got the team its first win since 2012. Unfortunately, he was unable to maintain his charm and racing in 2022 and was eventually replaced by sensational countryman Oscar Piastri.
Moving in from Renault in 2021, Ricciardo’s compatibility with the car wasn’t great. The team had a hard time adjusting for him, given that the car was better suited for their young driver, Lando Norris. However, the Australian now believes that Piastri will benefit from his struggles as well as the lessons learned from his time with the team.
On Beyond the Grid podcast, Ricciardo said, “I think also even if we didn’t quite get it right from my side, with McLaren I think they still would’ve learned a bunch from our two years, and maybe things where we deviated, went a little wrong or sideways.”
Daniel Riccardo gets fans talking over his final McLaren wish, wishes for…
He further wished, “So, I think all that, that knowledge can be passed on to Oscar and I think they will. I would like to think they will have a little bit of a head start from that point of view.”
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Oscar Piastri is coming in as a hotshot, and all eyes will be on him in his rookie season. With a lot of expectations, the team will probably have to cater more to him initially and try to strike a balance in terms of prioritizing their drivers.
