Daniel Ricciardo

Guenther Steiner is not waiting for Daniel Ricciardo to decide his future, the Haas team boss pushing on with his own plans for next season.

“That’s my biggest thing, he needs to weigh up what he wants to do. “Once he decides what he wants to do, he will let everybody know, but I don’t know and I think he doesn’t know at the moment.” “He needs to find out what he wants to do in life, and that will take him time because this is a big decision for his career and I’m sure he takes it very carefully what he wants to do.”

Daniel Ricciardo has revealed how resisting the urge to be "desperate" paid dividends at the Singapore Grand Prix.

“Jumping to the soft was more for the restart," added Ricciardo. It makes sense’." We just said ‘Let’s be patient and stay out’. “So I think the mindset of the team was to lock in the position basically and try to give myself the best defence, whilst everything was a bit close, and everyone is a bit vulnerable on a restart. "When we were 10th or just outside the points, it was then tempting to get a little desperate and try to be the hero on slicks and make up a big amount of time, but I think we were mature. “It didn’t feel right and then I think [George] Russell went on the slick quite early and it was taking him a while to get up to speed.

Daniel Ricciardo arrived in Singapore desperate for a much-needed shot in the arm amid a torrid 2022 campaign, but his misery continued as he crashed out of ...

'So nothing's changed but I don't want to just jump at the first kind of seat available. [Daniel Ricciardo](/sport/daniel-ricciardo/index.html) arrived in [Singapore](/news/singapore/index.html) desperate for a much-needed shot in the arm amid a torrid 2022 campaign, but his misery continued as he crashed out of Q1 on Saturday. The Australian veteran secured a P17 grid place in Singapore to add to his woes

Drivers make their feelings known before the start of the Singapore GP. Daniel Ricciardo has a notably different way of drawing inspiration.

We have interesting starting grid positions this Sunday. He said that yesterday happened, and today they’ll be looking at how the weather plays out, trying to make a good race out of the situation. He continued, “I was actually watching quite a bit of the 2019 race. [said](https://youtu.be/BT_C81m-BGw), “I won’t go too much into details, as always, but yeah, a good start is important here and the overtaking opportunities are not too much. He said that they have been preparing for the race in the best way and hoped for the best result. But ahead of the race, drivers, including Daniel Ricciardo, have made their feelings known during the parade about the race.

Daniel Ricciardo finally got the monkey off his back with a standout performance in a race of attrition in Singapore. Read more here.

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Daniel Ricciardo concedes it may now be "realistic" for him to take a reserve driver role for 2023 if he wishes to remain in Formula One.

"[I'm] at peace with whatever's going to happen in 2023, because I feel like everything's going to happen for a reason and all these things will make sense," he said. I want to race with a true belief and understanding that I can be back on the podium." "I feel as though if I jump into something like that then it closes the door on F1. Despite his unlikely win in Italy last year, Ricciardo's near two-year tenure at McLaren has been mostly a struggle. "Plan A is to be on the grid [but] we're just trying to put it all together and figure out what makes the most sense. "I know the [F1] landscape probably changes as well at the end of next year, with contracts and whatever, so I don't want to just look at the next 12 months and not look at the next 24.

Daniel Ricciardo concedes it may now be "realistic" for him to take a reserve driver role for 2023 if he wishes to remain in Formula One.

"[I'm] at peace with whatever's going to happen in 2023, because I feel like everything's going to happen for a reason and all these things will make sense," he said. I want to race with a true belief and understanding that I can be back on the podium." "I feel as though if I jump into something like that then it closes the door on F1. Despite his unlikely win in Italy last year, Ricciardo's near two-year tenure at McLaren has been mostly a struggle. "Plan A is to be on the grid [but] we're just trying to put it all together and figure out what makes the most sense. "I know the [F1] landscape probably changes as well at the end of next year, with contracts and whatever, so I don't want to just look at the next 12 months and not look at the next 24.

The McLaren driver went out in Q1 after going just 17th fastest on Saturday, while team-mate Lando Norris placed his car on the third row for Sunday's race, ...

“But I think, for my wish, I would either want full dry or full wet – but when it’s that in between, I think like it was obviously in Q1, that’s where we didn’t have much to show.” “Obviously Q1 [exit] is disappointing but I’m personally more disappointed that it was quite different to a couple hours ago and couldn’t quite get what I wanted out of it.” “And just in those conditions, especially as the track dried more and more, I could just feel it that we couldn’t extract much more lap time. “So then we basically just sent it for qualifying and obviously the track dried a bit, but otherwise not really much else. But with the conditions having changed between FP3 and qualifying, he said that it was tough for him to get what he wanted out of his car. “Obviously very different conditions today but getting out into P3 I felt actually we were in a more reasonable spot.

Daniel Ricciardo applauds McLaren's "teamwork" after Lando Norris "forced" Max Verstappen into a mistake, the Australian bagging P5.

I just kept driving straight ahead. “Finally we’ve made a good Sunday. “I had to pit again because of the massive vibrations, put on new tyres and got back into the points from last place.” “As soon as I braked, the front wheels jumped in the air and that was it. “We were fifth and trying to get past Lando in fourth and as soon as I got next to him I braked, not even too late but I bottomed out,” he explained. Securing his first top-five result of the season in Singapore, Daniel Ricciardo appreciated Lando Norris’ efforts to “force Max [Verstappen] on the wet patch” and help him make up another position.

It's been a long wait for Daniel Ricciardo in 2022, but he finished in the top five for the first time since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in.

This and Australia, I had fun in Australia too, it was nice to get a good one at home.” “It’s up there,” Ricciardo replied when asked if it was his best race of the year. Reflecting on the race, Ricciardo said: “I’m certainly in a position where I would honestly take it any way I could.

Ricciardo could miss out on a Formula 1 seat for next season after his McLaren axing, with Haas the only realistic option remaining for the eight-time race ...

[Singapore Grand Prix](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/singapore-grand-prix) he added: "My team is talking to pretty much everyone and they are having conversations, so we are just trying to put it all together and figure out what makes the most sense. "So I've accepted that I'm not going to do everything, or my team is not going to do everything just to put me on the grid if it's not right or it doesn't make sense. "I've certainly accepted, if I'm not to be on the grid next year, I'm okay with that," said the 33-year-old. If the German's time with Haas does come to an end after two seasons, Ricciardo could still be beaten to that seat by [Nico Hulkenberg](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nico-hulkenberg). So fans were left curious as they mimicked a scene from popular TV show Friends in which they hinted that they were in possession of some juicy gossip. Nothing is yet certain, but fans have been gossiping once again thanks to a TikTok post from Ricciardo's close friend Scotty James. I don't want to just race to race – I want to race with a true belief and understanding that I could be back on the podium." [he has made peace with the prospect of spending the year on the sidelines](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/daniel-ricciardo-2023-seat-haas-28004746) if he cannot land a race seat. [AlphaTauri](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/toro-rosso-f1) reportedly on the verge of confirming [Nyck de Vries](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nyck-de-vries) and [Alpine](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/alpine-f1) likely to take [Pierre Gasly](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pierre-gasly), the only remaining seats possibly open to Ricciardo are at [Haas](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/haas-f1) and [Williams](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/williams-f1) – though the latter are believed to be looking elsewhere. [Lance Stroll](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/lance-stroll), and James' close relationship with Ricciardo, it is reasonable to assume they both have access to insider knowledge when it comes to the inner workings of the F1 paddock. [McLaren](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/mclaren-f1) at the end of the season amid his ongoing struggles for form and consistency, and at the moment he does not have a place to land. [Daniel Ricciardo's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/daniel-ricciardo) future in [Formula 1](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/) have been sent into overdrive again after a cryptic social media post from one of his closest friends.

Daniel Ricciardo is not having a great 2022, but his performance in Singapore, from 16th on the grid, is a major highlight in a blemished season.

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