Formula 1: Ted Kravitz has paid a touching tribute to Daniel Ricciardo as reports circulate he's set to be replaced by Liam Lawson.
Success in Formula 1 is the meeting of potential and circumstance. The best driver in the world can’t win in the slowest car on the grid, and even a great car can be made to look ordinary by a driver of a lesser calibre.
His breakout year was undeniably 2014. Not only was he the only non-Mercedes driver to win a race — and he won three — but he comfortably accounted for his teammate, reigning four-time champion Sebastian Vettel.It was during his stint at Milton Keynes that he forged his fearsome, intimidating on-track style as a relentless and creative overtaking machine.
Ricciardo’s run at Red Bull Racing was central to his reputation, but the timing of his arrival there ultimately short-changed him. The Australian collected a couple of unlikely and hard-earnt podiums — the team’s first since it returned to the sport in 2016 — and obliterated teammate Esteban Ocon, almost doubling the Frenchman’s points to finish fifth in the standings, equal to or better than three of his five title finishes at Red Bull Racing.The results of previous years are included below for context.
He was right, but he was wrong about the timing, with Woking still several years away from coming good.McLaren dropped to fourth and then fifth in the standings during Ricciardo’s ill-fated two-year stint as it grappled with a car wracked by peculiar handling requirements that proved insurmountable for the Australian.
By the middle of the year, with Ricciardo’s still stubbornly off the pace, the trigger was pulled to dump the older Australian with a year still to run on his deal.Not only was Ricciardo without a drive for 2023, but halfway through that season McLaren finally turned around its years-long slump. Ricciardo’s races last year were generally inconclusive, but he had the handicap of skipping five grands prix with a broken hand sustained in just the third race of his comeback. His highs — notably a strong weekend in Mexico — were enough to justify keeping him in 2024 to see what he could do with a clean swing at it.Ricciardo started his critical make-or-break season poorly.
Red Bull Racing changed its mind, deciding instead to double down on Pérez, at least for the following four races, ending with this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Dominant Run Team Heading Podium Getter Non-Mercedes Driver Championship-Calibre Driver North America Body Language Drongo Bloke'formula Future-Champion Status Drivers Title Podium Finish Team Leader Western Asia Eight-Time Race Winner Young Gun Protégé Sebastian Vettel Lando Norris Constructors Championship Weird Intimacy Europe Flavio Briatore Helmut Marko Northern Summer Adjournment Western Europe Yuki Tsunoda Qualifying Session Canada Northern America Team Principals Final Twist Seat Time Contract Offer Sergio Pérez South-Eastern Asia Four-Time Constructors Champion Sky Sports Driver Market Creative Overtaking Machine Mark Webber ESPN Inc. Grands Prix ORF Singapore Regular Points Contention French Manufacturer Regular Podium Contender Time Rumours Title Race Driver Market Frenzy Right Place Max Verstappen Points Haul Broken Hand Jack Brabham Telling Austrian Broadcaster America Dominant Four-Time Constructors Career Move Pandemic-Induced Driver Market France Career Victories Title Finishes Junior Series Back Tears Looks Back Championships Doubles Four-Time Champion Alan Belford Jones Strike Rate Place Finish Azerbaijan Esteban Ocon Peculiar Handling Requirements Asia Mexico French Team Paris
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