At McLaren they think they’ve tried everything with Ricciardo

at the end of August, McLaren has announced that Daniel Ricciardo will not drive for Woking after 2022although there is a contract valid until the end of 2023.

In turn, confirmed the British structure, after the beating Alps trial which Oscar Bistrie He will change colors to form pilots with him Lando Norris from the next session.

Ago Daniel Ricciardo Arrived at McLaren, back in 2021, he didn’t have an easy life, in fact, what he faced the most were the problems, because despite scoring points in the first races of the papaya orange, Norris outdid him by a bit.

Experts expected the dynamic to change as the Australian adapts more and more to the team and the car, but save for a win that broke one of the worst losing streaks in Woking’s history in 2021 Italian Grand PrixHis partner has outgrown him in every way.

CEO of McLarenAnd the Zack Brownthey talked about what had happened and lamented the fact that their partnership could not have been more fruitful, but was told Fox Sports That he was very fond of the Australian, both as a driver and as a person.

“We’ve all put in so much effort. We love Daniel, we really love him and he’s great to work with, and it would be great to work with him for the rest of the races (four races that will go by the end of the race year).”

“But you have to remember that In the F1 team, we work to get results and these results haven’t arrived, that’s what it is. We believe we have given the best of ourselves. Nobody really knows why that didn’t work, I think it’s nobody’s fault.”

“For our part, we did everything we could Zack Brown said to end his remarks Fox Sports.

Following a rumor regarding a possible role as a reserve team captain and test driver mercedes As of 2023, as a result of the release of all seats still vacant, Daniel Ricciardo has recently acknowledged that he will no longer be on the network. Formula 1 In 2023 he admitted he will definitely focus on it A gap year with a goal to return in 2024.