Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren have confirmed they will part ways at the end of the season, paving the way for Oscar Piastri to replace the eight-time race ...

I'd like to thank him for all of his efforts over the last two seasons both trackside and back at base. McLaren CEO Brown said: "Daniel has been a great addition to McLaren, and it's been a pleasure working with him. "We wish him well for the future and let's go enjoy the rest of the season together."

Confirmation of the early split opens the door for Oscar Piastri to join the Woking team, although Alpine are still adamant they have a contract for their ...

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Daniel Ricciardo has been ousted by McLaren after the British F1 team terminated his contract. Ricciardo, an eight-time grand prix winner, had a deal until ...

We wish him well for the future and let’s go enjoy the rest of the season together.” “I’ve enjoyed working with everyone at McLaren both trackside and back in Woking and will be giving my all on and off track as we enjoy the remainder of the season together. It is fair to say we are surprised the deal didn’t deliver. Although Ricciardo ended McLaren’s nine-year winning drought with victory at the Italian Grand Prix last season, he has consistently been outperformed by Britain’s Lando Norris. Daniel Ricciardo has been ousted by McLaren after the British F1 team terminated his contract. McLaren said they will announce their plans for next season in due course.

McLaren management moved to end the 33-year-old's disappointing two-season stint with the team by paying off the final season of his deal.

McLaren boss Zak Brown paid tribute to Daniel Ricciardo as the team refused to comment on speculation that its outgoing driver will be replaced by Oscar ...

"We're in a business where Andreas and everyone here at McLaren, we need to focus on ultimate performance, and we hope and wish Daniel the best. "He's still young, so we hope to see him in a competitive racing car. In the end, unfortunately we didn't really make it work and that's why we wanted to go for a change next year." And I think he too has had a good time at McLaren. [Ricciardo to leave McLaren at end of 2022 as team eye Piastri](https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12680562/daniel-ricciardo-to-leave-mclaren-at-end-of-2022-season-as-team-eye-wantaway-alpine-driver-oscar-piastri) [F1 is back! "Yes, certainly during my time at McLaren," Brown said.

Another Formula 1 team has reportedly enquired about a potential move to link-up with Daniel Ricciardo, with the Australian now facing a decision about ...

"We had a lot of discussions, but in the end we mutually agreed it was the right thing for both of us. "And so the team has decided to make a change for next year." "Of course you take risks — like to win a race for example. The Australian has found himself in a driver merry-go-round, which could see fellow countryman Oscar Piastri take his seat in 2023. I still love it. I still have that belief, and that fire in my belly, that I can do this at the highest level.

Daniel Ricciardo arrived at McLaren with great expectations, but he will end up leaving through the back door at the end of the 2022 season.

He appears to be an alternative in case Mick Schumacher does not renew, although the experienced driver's high salary of around USD $20 million appears to be a stumbling block. In total, he competed in 38 races with Renault and amassed 173 points. Of the 10 teams that will compete in 2023, six of them have an open seat. That is, to date, his only podium finish with the team. "I have enjoyed working with everyone at McLaren, both on the track and [at the team's base] in Woking, and I will give it my all on and off the track as we enjoy the rest of the season together. "It has been a privilege to be part of the McLaren family for the past two seasons, but after several months of discussions with Zak Brown and Andreas Seidl we have decided to terminate my contract with the team early and agree to mutually separate at the end of this season," the Australian said.

The Australian driver and Woking-based team agreed to split at the end of the 2022 F1 season.

[said in a video Wednesday](https://www.si.com/formula1/2022/08/24/daniel-ricciardo-opens-up-about-his-future-in-f1-after-mclaren-split-news), “I think for the future, what lies ahead, I am not sure yet … In the end, it’s a team effort between the team and the driver and that’s how I also see it. “From the team side, there was a huge commitment and a lot of effort went into making this work.

Daniel Ricciardo's underwhelming time at McLaren will end after the 2022 Formula One season and a year before the Australian's contract had been due to ...

"From a results point of view, to consistently get the results in that form that I was after, it wasn't always there and made some weekends tough. What lies ahead, I'm not sure yet." "We put in a lot of effort on both sides but it just hasn't worked the way we wanted, so the team's decided to make a change for next year," said the 33-year-old.

Daniel Ricciardo is having an underwhelming year with McLaren following a rocky debut season with the UK-based team.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Monaco Grand Prix Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix He loves the team. Miami Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix firing him up," Brown said. “We love working with him. Bahrain Grand Prix Alpine are said to still be the most likely landing spot for Ricciardo next year, though reports now suggest that Haas may also be in the market. "Oh yeah.

Daniel Ricciardo couldn't have made it much clearer; he intends to stay in Formula 1 in 2023 after his bumper McLaren contract was terminated early - and ...

In that case, Ricciardo may be forced to look elsewhere. There is a scenario, though, where Ricciardo is forced to exit with the options not exactly plentiful for 2023. He would have seen the motivation dissipate from former Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel in a similar scenario at Aston Martin. Piastri looked likely to join the Grove team in 2023 on loan from Alpine before this transfer saga began. Would he rather start afresh with a new, albeit slower in the short term, team? But should the Contract Recognition Board rule in Piastri's favour, Ricciardo offers the solace of a hungry known quantity, who on his day is still rapid.

The 33-year-old has struggled with his performance while his much younger team-mate, British racer Lando Norris, has been performing excellently at the ...

We wish him well for the future and let’s go enjoy the rest of the season together.” But the driver himself denied the company’s statement saying that he has other plans. From that moment in Monza, to the laughs we’ve had out of the car, it’s been a joy working with you these last two years. Whatever’s next I wish you all the best, let’s have a mega next few months [pic.twitter.com/V0F5oQylpb] He would look to improve his standing on the chart, where he is currently in 12th place while Norris is way high above at seventh. Daniel Ricciardo will not race for McLaren after the ongoing season.

Daniel Ricciardo says he only wants to race "competitively" in Formula 1 next season, admitting he is open to taking a year away from the sport if a ...

I don't think there's been reason for them to reach out." "I honestly still don't know what the future holds for Oscar. "This is another challenge, another hurdle," he said. "I was certainly doing everything I could to try and make it work. "But it was just obviously a run that was not really happening and coming together. "I understand. I never said I wanted to be a driver to make up the numbers. But I am very open to what the future may hold, so I'm not going to sit here and shut anything down." "Of course I'm not happy about the situation. F1 is what I love and it's where I see myself, if I'm doing any racing. "At this moment, I'm a free man so to speak." "Obviously it was tough because we made the announcement [joining McLaren[ before racing had even started in that year.

McLaren boss Zak Brown says he regrets not making Daniel Ricciardo's contract more watertight so the team wouldn't have to give him a mega payout.

Sitting here now, I can say, ‘I wish I had this in the contract’, but who knows whether he would have agreed to it. “We’ve had to end the relationship early. And Lando’s driving great and getting the car to perform. I think that’s the one learning as more a contractual one, but it’s a big one.” I think what I’ll do next time is maybe have some more performance protections for us and not just assume that a great driver’s going to always be great. Brown said McLaren had high hopes for Ricciardo when he joined the team, but it would have been more prudent to cover themselves and give themselves an out with stipulations in the contract. Year two, it’s a totally different car. Asked if he had any regrets over the Ricciardo saga, Brown admitted if he had his time again, he would have made sure there were “protections” in Ricciardo’s contract that would have allowed McLaren to sack him early without having to pay him out. It’s been two seasons, two different cars. We thought year one, maybe it just didn’t gel with the car. “We had a lot of discussions but in the end we mutually agreed it was the right thing for both of us. “Obviously we put in a lot of effort on both sides but it just hasn’t worked the way we wanted so the team has decided to make a change for next year,” he said in an emotional Instagram post.

Daniel Ricciardo has dismissed rumours of racing in a different series next year, saying his only desire after leaving McLaren is to stay in Formula One.

"We did talk, I wanna say months, about it and ways to rectify the issues but also potentially like, what next, what now. But of course, if it's the right opportunity, this is where I want to be." "I never said I just want to be a driver to make up the numbers, if I'm here I want to be here for a purpose. "It wasn't 'hey, don't top five this race and you're done', but it was more 'what can we do as a collective try to keep making this work?'. "It's the only racing I'm interested in, this stage of my career, F1 is what I love. "Through all of this, call it adversity, I haven't lost that confidence in myself.

Eight-times Grand Prix winner Daniel Ricciardo joined McLaren from Renault at the end of 2020 but, despite winning last year's Italian Grand Prix, ...

"From a results point of view, to consistently get the results in that form that I was after, it wasn't always there and made some weekends tough. Do not type comments in all capital letters, or in all lower case letters, or using abbreviated text. But I also have many happy memories of my time at the team," he said. What lies ahead, I'm not sure yet but we'll see." "We had a lot of discussions but in the end we mutually agreed it was the right thing for both of us. Ricciardo joined McLaren from Renault at the end of 2020 but, despite winning last year's Italian Grand Prix at Monza in a one-two finish, has struggled to match British team mate Lando Norris's performance.

Felipe Massa chats with SI about what fans should keep an eye on heading into the final nine races of the season.

“His second part of the season will be very, very important for his future as a driver. “And yeah, I would say the car I have now is completely not what I want for my driving style, and very unsuited for me. Part of the directive limits using flexi-floors, something Red Bull and Ferrari are rumored to be “exploiting,” per McLaren and Ricciardo announced [they “mutually agreed” for him to leave the team at the end of the 2022 season](https://www.si.com/formula1/2022/08/24/daniel-ricciardo-to-leave-mclaren-at-end-of-f1-2022-season), and there are reportedly no clauses that would prevent him from racing with certain teams. “And then of course there will be a point where we will need to focus more on a driver compared to the other one if the championship position is requiring. There are just 30 points between second-place Ferrari and Mercedes, and Russell is two points ahead of Sainz in the championship standings, resting in fourth. So, it does not mean waiting for the mathematical difference but it means being at the point of the season where you think it is the right thing to do so.” But hopefully as you’ve seen across the season so far, we are incrementally closing that gap down and we have more to come.” Some other races they throw away points because of the strategies, some other races they throw points because of the drivers’ mistake. In the eyes of Massa, Piastri is someone who “deserves to be in Formula One.” The twist on this move: [Team boss Otmar Szafnauer said the “first confirmation”](https://www.si.com/formula1/2022/08/03/alpine-discovered-alonsos-aston-martin-move-from-press-release) he received of Alonso’s move was through Aston Martin’s press release. But, alas, the two-week summer shutdown timer has expired, and now, the Formula One paddock is headed to the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he would be open to a return to Alpine next season if they can provide a "competitive" car, admitting he is willing to take a ...

I don't think there's been reason for them to reach out." "I honestly still don't know what the future holds for Oscar. "This is another challenge, another hurdle," he said. "I was certainly doing everything I could to try and make it work. "But it was just obviously a run that was not really happening and coming together. "I understand. I never said I wanted to be a driver to make up the numbers. But I am very open to what the future may hold, so I'm not going to sit here and shut anything down." "Of course I'm not happy about the situation. F1 is what I love and it's where I see myself, if I'm doing any racing. "At this moment, I'm a free man so to speak." "Obviously it was tough because we made the announcement [joining McLaren[ before racing had even started in that year.

Daniel Ricciardo has hinted at a possible one-year sabbatical from F1 shortly after announcing his end-of-season departure from McLaren.

“I think it’s a very, very difficult situation to be in,” Vettel said. It's the only racing I'm interested in at this stage in my career, like F1 is what I love, its where I see myself if I'm doing any racing. “If I'm here I want to be here for a purpose, so i don't know what that means for the future but of course if it's the right opportunity it's where I want to be. “For sure we’ve had some tough weekends and you can't help but show emotion sometimes, but I still love it and I still want to do it competitively, I want to do it in the right place, so I never said I want to be a driver just to make up the numbers. “It's not the nicest feeling, but I can look back on it and I can hold my head high in terms of applying myself and trying to make it work and putting everything in, sometimes you just have to accept, ok I tried and it didn’t necessarily work out. “The outcome wasn't desired, as a collective we didn’t really get it right, we put in a lot of effort and tried to get through it and understand things with the car and with myself gelling with it, getting the maximum out of it, but there were too many weekends that was obviously just a bit of a struggle, so that was how the decision came about,” he explained.

Ricciardo's former Red Bull teammate, Sebastian Vettel, said McLaren did not get the best out of Ricciardo. Back on duty for his British team before the Belgian ...

I've never said I just want to be a driver to make up the numbers. "Sometimes you just have to accept 'I tried but it didn't work out'. "But let's say the stars don't align and it doesn't make perfect sense next year.

The Australian's time with McLaren is up at the end of the season after the two parties “mutually agreed” to split a year earlier than his contract was set ...

“If I could choose an exact driving style for me to have and for a car to suit, this car doesn’t give me anything of what I want to do. “It’s not a car that I’ve just been able to jump in and feel like I can just flow with and perform exactly like I want. “It’s not my job to focus on someone else, and I’m not a driver coach, I’m not here to help and do those kind of things. At the end of the day, every Formula One driver does need to look out for themself given the cutthroat nature of the business. “It’s also the case that if I don’t perform well for a few years then it can also be the end of my career, the end of me driving in Formula One, so I’ve got to focus on myself for the majority of it. “I hate to say it, but I would say no,” the rising star said Thursday.

Back on duty for his British team before the Belgian Grand Prix on Thursday less than 24 hours since they announced their split at the end of this season, ...

“I don’t know the details, but I guess McLaren failed to extract the potential that he has. So it’s difficult when people start to have this expectation that it’s my job to also start doing these other things and helping and describing this and doing that. If I’m here, I want to be here for a purpose. I’ve never said I just want to be a driver to make up the numbers. “It’s obviously not like the nicest feeling but I look back on it and I can hold my head up high in terms of applying myself and trying to make make it work,” he said. “But let’s say the stars don’t align and it doesn’t make perfect sense next year.

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted he could walk away from Formula 1 if the right opportunity doesn't present itself after his sacking from McLaren.

But of course if it’s the right opportunity this is where I want to be." "I never wanted to be a driver to just make up the numbers, if I’m here I want to be here for a purpose. The Australian has found himself in a driver merry-go-round, which could see fellow countryman Oscar Piastri take his seat in 2023.