Formula 1: F1 reporter Will Buxton had to hold back tears after watching a raw Daniel Ricciardo admit, he may have driven his last race in the sport.
The former Red Bull driver shared a series of photos on Instagram on Friday morning where he showed behind the scenes details of his final race weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix last month., despite being unable to confirm he had been replaced by Kiwi Liam Lawson heading into the United States Grand Prix on October 21.
Another showed the Aussie’s helmets and gloves laid together on the ground like flowers at a tombstone.The much loved ‘Drive To Survive’ larrikin still has reason to smile. Red Bull chief advisor Helmut Marko also said in the days after Ricciardo’s axing that he pushed for the swap with Lawson to be made earlier this year.
“Dropping Daniel had to be done. It had been going on for far too long. Daniel had chance after chance, but it was never going to happen. There has been no real positive signs from Daniel this season. Change should have happened much sooner. With Lawson contractually demanding to be promoted to race the final six races of the year for VCARB — Ricciardo was unceremoniously spat out.“Daniel Ricciardo’s departure was only announced after the race weekend in Singapore for compelling reasons relating to commercial agreements,” Marko wrote in his
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