Daniel Ricciardo
Discussion
DR is more keen to stay with McLaren then McLaren are. I reckon he will make the rest of this season but i'd be surprised if his in the car for 2023 regardless of his contract. Probs some sort of performance related get-out clause they can trigger, they are just sugar coating at the moment.
Edited by 95 fiesta si on Wednesday 13th July 14:09
95 fiesta si said:
DR is more keen to stay with McLaren then McLaren are. I reckon he will make the rest of this season but i'd be surprised if his in the car for 2023 regardless of his contract. Probs some sort of performance related get-out clause they can trigger, they are just sugar coating at the moment.
I think that, if that were the case, he'd already be on his way out.Word is that the clauses are all on Ricciardo's side. Don't forget, McLaren have wanted him since he left Red Bull at the end of 2018 and quickly needed someone strong to replace Sainz when he left for Ferrari. This bolsters the notion that the contract is weighted in his favour.
He may still move on in 2023, but he'll likely have to be paid a lot of money to do so.
ghost83 said:
He announced earlier he’s staying with McLaren
So he's putting them in a position where they have to sack him if they want to get rid of him, that means buying him out of his contract. To be fair in his position that's the smart thing to do rather than just quitting. I still wouldn't bet on him being in a McLaren next year, there's an embarrassment of talent lining up for that seat. It all depends on whether McLaren are willing to wait another year, the way Zak has been talking and evaluating drivers I doubt it.
patmahe said:
So he's putting them in a position where they have to sack him if they want to get rid of him, that means buying him out of his contract. To be fair in his position that's the smart thing to do rather than just quitting.
I still wouldn't bet on him being in a McLaren next year, there's an embarrassment of talent lining up for that seat. It all depends on whether McLaren are willing to wait another year, the way Zak has been talking and evaluating drivers I doubt it.
As long as the replacement driver is self finder they can Easily afford it.I still wouldn't bet on him being in a McLaren next year, there's an embarrassment of talent lining up for that seat. It all depends on whether McLaren are willing to wait another year, the way Zak has been talking and evaluating drivers I doubt it.
patmahe said:
there's an embarrassment of talent lining up for that seat.
A bunch of unproven rookies in F1 terms, or a faded former champion, or someone who couldn't hack it in another big team. Those seem to be the options at the moment. And they'll still have to pay Danny's massive retainer next year whether he's driving the car or not. Tough decision.thegreenhell said:
A bunch of unproven rookies in F1 terms, or a faded former champion, or someone who couldn't hack it in another big team. Those seem to be the options at the moment. And they'll still have to pay Danny's massive retainer next year whether he's driving the car or not. Tough decision.
They can well afford it. Ferrari did with Kimi too. The question for them is if the potential upside to a driver who can score points and has marketing/sponsor value outweighs paying off Ricciardo who unless something miraculous happens will be tooling around in 12th all year.Zak is VERY keen for a US driver. A few big American sponsors chipping in and it doesn't seem so far fetched.
It's worth noting that all the language McLaren are putting out is that the drivers are on their books - they haven't announced who is driving where.
https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/1546998384963...
https://twitter.com/danielricciardo/status/1547159...
Chances are, it's all a bit of a game to drive a bit of PR out of Daniel given he's underperfoming compared to Lando.
https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/1546998384963...
McLaren said:
¡Hola Alex! 🇪🇸
McLaren Racing welcomes #INDYCAR champion @AlexPalou
to its driver roster from 2023, as the team continues to build talent across all of its racing series. 👊
Our full driver line-up across all racing series will be confirmed in due course.
Daniel is saying similar things to - he's committed to McLaren, not McLaren F1McLaren Racing welcomes #INDYCAR champion @AlexPalou
to its driver roster from 2023, as the team continues to build talent across all of its racing series. 👊
Our full driver line-up across all racing series will be confirmed in due course.
https://twitter.com/danielricciardo/status/1547159...
Chances are, it's all a bit of a game to drive a bit of PR out of Daniel given he's underperfoming compared to Lando.
+1
That's not to say the car inspires the same level of confidence on the brakes he was used too previously I suppose.
I still think he's showing flashes of talent in the McLaren and will hopefully get back on top of his driving in a consistent way.
TheDeuce said:
entropy said:
Ricciardo has had problems adapting to different cars.
The Renault had a peculiar handling trait - confirmed by Hulk - that's been there for a number of years.
In the McLaren it's to do with the braking and carrying speed into the corner; Lando carries a lot of speed into the corner.
DR is kind of famous for also late braking and carrying a lot of speed into the corner too though.The Renault had a peculiar handling trait - confirmed by Hulk - that's been there for a number of years.
In the McLaren it's to do with the braking and carrying speed into the corner; Lando carries a lot of speed into the corner.
That's not to say the car inspires the same level of confidence on the brakes he was used too previously I suppose.
I still think he's showing flashes of talent in the McLaren and will hopefully get back on top of his driving in a consistent way.
Sky claimed a quote from Andreas Seidl which confirmed that Ricciardo would stay with McLaren for 2023.
Given the options available to them, even though McLaren must be operating on more of a shoestring than other teams, budget cap notwithstanding, and the fact that the "quote" was unconfirmed, this came as a bit of a surprise.
As mentioned before, Ricciardo's driving style doesn't necessarily suit the bigger, heavier cars, but he still managed to win at Monza last year.
This saga has a way to run yet, I suspect.
Given the options available to them, even though McLaren must be operating on more of a shoestring than other teams, budget cap notwithstanding, and the fact that the "quote" was unconfirmed, this came as a bit of a surprise.
As mentioned before, Ricciardo's driving style doesn't necessarily suit the bigger, heavier cars, but he still managed to win at Monza last year.
This saga has a way to run yet, I suspect.
Gassing Station | Formula 1 | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff