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Daniel Ricciardo Drama Continues As Christian Horner Suggests Potential Comeback!

by Daniel
written by Daniel

Since the Singapore Grand Prix, all the Formula One news has been about a certain driver and his potential future within the sport. It is none other than Daniel Ricciardo and his Formula One career. After last week’s confirmation that Daniel Ricciardo was being replaced in VCARB, most fans accepted the fact that he will most likely not return to the F1 paddock as an F1 racing driver. However, Christian Horner made some statements that will make you doubt everything about the past information!

Nothing Is Certain For RB or Red Bull

Over the last year, we have heard multiple rumours and seen multiple cases that things aren’t going as smoothly within the Red Bull and Racing Bulls team. With workers accusing Christian Horner of creating a bad work environment and internal differences about the team’s future between the 2 large companies that own Red Bull F1.

Daniel Ricciardo and Christian Horner

The way things are coming out in the media right now is showing how divided the Red Bull team really is. Most people also link this to the performance issues of the car. Since the team has no clear communication internally, it can highly affect the performance of each team member.

Christian Horner Suggests Possible Comeback For Daniel!

In one of his latest interviews Christian Horner spoke out about the decision to fire Daniel Ricciardo from Racing Bulls for the remainder of the season. Apparently, it was mostly Helmut Marko’s wish to get Daniel out of the seat as soon as possible. Christian said that Helmut even wanted Daniel out of the car from the Spanish Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo and Helmut Marko behind Christian Horner

However, in the same interview, Christian Horner said something quite interesting, making the future of Daniel Ricciardo within Formula One not as certain as people think. He claimed that Daniel might be back if Liam Lawson or Sergio Perez couldn’t perform at their expected level. These drivers are there to support the team in the best way possible, and Christian Horner said that they know what Daniel is capable of. However, he hasn’t shown it in the past season which was the main cause for his departure from VCARB before the end of the 2024 season!

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Liam Lawson Gets an Immediate 10-Place Grid Penalty

by Daniel
written by Daniel

Only a couple of hours after the announcement that Daniel Ricciardo was officially fired, the VCARB team announced that Liam Lawson was taking over his position. However, the rookie immediately will receive a 10-place grid penalty in his first race as a Formula One driver! Keep on reading to discover more about why he is receiving this penalty!

Liam Lawson Gets A 10-Place Grid Penalty For Taking A New Engine!

The team has decided to put a new engine in the car for the season’s remaining races. However, this engine is outside of the team’s yearly allocation of 4. The New Zealand Rookie will get a 10-place grid penalty in the next Grand Prix as a punishment. The team principal says the grid penalty will be served in the Sprint race on Saturday. However, this is not how it works, the penalty will be served in the next full Grand Prix.

Liam Lawson Grdi penalty

If they’re already taking a 10-grid penalty, it would be best to add more new parts before this race. The team would prevent Liam Lawson from losing more spots in future races by sacrificing this race, and giving him a relatively competitive car for the future races!

Liam Lawson’s future With Red Bull Is Not Certain

The introduction of Liam Lawson has been very rough on the Australian driver. This mainly comes from the fact that VCARB did not handle the situation with Daniel Ricciardo with the respect it deserved. So most fans are furious with the team especially after Liam Lawson announced that the team and Daniel Ricciardo knew for over 2 weeks that Singapore would be his last race.

Liam Lawson Not Sure

Many people were certain that Liam Lawson would be the permanent replacement for Daniel Ricciardo and that his contract just stated he still had to race this season. However, the New Zealand rookie told some journalists that his contract is only for the 2024 season. So his seat is not guaranteed for the 2025 season.

The future of Red Bull and VCARB is not 100% certain. Max Verstappen is threatening to retire and Liam Lawson does not have a contract for the 2025 season yet!

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VCARB Announces The Replacement Of Daniel Ricciardo!

by Daniel
written by Daniel

One of the main topics within Formula One news over the past few weeks has been the future of Daniel Ricciardo within Formula One. He was brought back as a driver of Alpha Tauri, now known as VCARB, to eventually replace Sergio Perez in the Red Bull seat. However, he never was moved to the Red Bull team, and most recently his future within F1 was questioned.

Yesterday evening VCARB team principal posted an official statement on their X page, thanking Daniel Ricciardo for everything he brought to the team over the past years. This was one of the only things that the team announced publicly after Daniel Ricciardo’s last race.

VCARB Immediately Replace Daniel With Liam Lawson

Only a couple of hours later a new post was posted on VCARB’s X page, welcoming Liam Lawson as the new driver for the remainder of the season. It was introduced that Yuki and Liam would be fighting for points over the next few races, which many people considered to be a “dig” at Daniel Ricciardo’s performance in the team.

Daniel in White

There were not many people against the introduction of Liam Lawson as a replacement for Daniel Ricciardo. However, with the way that the team decided to handle things, many fans will be angry with VCARB and will unfortunately also be angry with Liam who just wants to start his F1 career!

Daniel Ricciardo Deserved A Better Goodbye

Daniel Ricciardo might not have been a world champion, however, he has won multiple Grand Prix. He also has grown to be one of the most liked drivers by any Formula One fan. Even all drivers on the grid consider him one of the most fun drivers to be around.

This is why many fans and drivers are quite surprised by how Daniel was treated after his last race. There were no team celebrations or radio messages broadcasted to let fans know that he would lose his seat. Throughout the week journalists kept asking questions about his future, which he couldn’t answer truthfully. But there was no support from his team in any of these situations.

Daniel Alone

Eventually, he stayed the longest in the media pen after the Singapore Grand Prix. He even gave some journalists an interview of nearly 15 minutes. Afterwards, he headed to his room at the VCARB team centre and stayed in there alone. Later he was the last driver to leave the Singapore track. On his way out he took pictures with fans and even gave his hat away to one of these fans. In the end, he left the track all by himself.

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Daniel Ricciardo Says Farewell To The F1 Paddock By Himself

by Daniel
written by Daniel

Each Formula One season drivers will be replaced or will just quit the sport. Some will be missed and others will be forgotten, however, when it comes to Formula One icons who leave the sport, teams will often celebrate the years they have spent together. This is what was expected when Daniel Ricciardo would leave the sport, but he said farewell to the sport all by himself. Keep on reading to discover more!

Daniel Ricciardo Left The Paddock As The Last F1 Driver There

After the Singapore Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo was the driver who stayed in the media pen the longest. He talked to every journalist who wanted to ask questions. And sometimes these conversations would take up to 15 minutes. In most of the interviews, he was his happy self with his iconic smile, while in others, he looked like he was holding back some tears. 

Daniel Ricciardo leaving

After staying in the VCARB block for a while he eventually left the paddock as the last driver that night. He took his time going outside, taking pictures with fans and hugging crew members of the Red Bull team. Eventually, he left the paddock all by himself!

Red Bull Has Not Confirmed The Departure of Daniel Ricciardo

Even though throughout the weekend Daniel and other Red Bull members gave vague hints about the departure of the Australian driver, it’s not confirmed. There hasn’t been an official statement from Red Bull or VCARB that Daniel is leaving the team or the sport. 

The next race is only in 3 weeks, giving them much time to address the fans properly. Most people find it incredibly inconsiderate of Red Bull to leave Daniel Ricciardo hanging out to dry. Especially if he left the sport with no support or no proper celebration. They also think that Daniel Ricciardo was such an iconic face in the F1 paddock, and deserved a proper send-off by the VCARB or Red Bull team! 

Daniel Ricciardo emotional

Daniel told multiple journalists that he would love to go into different racing sports to keep his passion alive. However, there are still rumours that he might make a comeback to Red Bull’s big team, by replacing Sergio Perez! 

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