The end of the journey for Daniel Ricciardo? The 35-year-old driver was told the end of the adventure with the Racing Bulls team even before the end of the 2024 Formula 1 season. He will be replaced from the United States Grand Prix in Austin ( Texas) by Liam Lawson.
« I have loved this sport all my life, reacted Daniel Ricciardo on his Instagram account. It’s an incredible and wonderful adventure. To the teams and individuals who played their part, thank you. To the fans who love this sport sometimes more than me, haha, thank you. There will always be ups and downs, but it’s fun and, truth be told, I wouldn’t change it. Until the next adventure. »
A next adventure far from Formula 1? This is very likely, since the last vacant seat for the 2025 season at Sauber/Audi should go to another driver. The Australian also said before his ouster that a short- and medium-term reservist role did not interest him. “ Obviously last year it made sense to keep one foot in the door because the overall goal was to try to get back to Red Bull. But I think that if I had to start again, it wouldn’t be much use: I’m not going to restart my career. »
Already returned during the 2023 season after a first break in his career at the end of 2022, Daniel Ricciardo should remain at 257 Grand Prix starts in Formula 1, the last during the Singapore Grand Prix last Sunday. His first race in F1 was the 2011 British Grand Prix with HRT. Between the two, he notched eight wins, three pole positions and 32 podiums.
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