Daniel Ricciardo Will Not Continue Notorious F1 Streak With McLaren

Daniel Ricciardo cannot shine at McLaren, while teammate Lando Norris has been outperforming him since Ricciardo’s maiden season at Woking. The recent poor performance with McLaren has raised questions on Ricciardo’s future in the Orange outfit.

The Honey Badger last raced on the prestigious Monaco GP, which he won in 2018 with red Bull. This year, Ricciardo finished P13 while his teammate Norris finished P6 despite not being well.

Daniel Ricciardo talked about his future at McLaren

After spending five seasons with the Milton Keynes based-team, Ricciardo moved to Renault. However, the stint with the French constructor wasn’t a massive hit, so he changed teams again. Later, the Australian driver joined McLaren last season.

Ricciardo’s move to the Woking base doesn’t go as planned. The Australian has won one race with the English constructor so far. And now, there are rumors about him wanting to leave the Woking base. However, Ricciardo rejected those ideas and wanted to be part of McLaren’s future project.

Ricciardo reported, “I am aware that I have moved quite a bit in recent years, so stability within one team is better for me. Additionally, McLaren is growing with the planned arrival of a new wind tunnel and a new simulator, which will allow the team to progress.” (Translated using Google)

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“I’d love to say it will help ‘hugely’, but I can’t say how much, but for sure it will benefit the team. I definitely want to be a part of that, so I have no desire to ‘go away,” Ricciardo further continued.

So it seems that, rather than continuing his notorious F1 streak of changing teams, Ricciardo will be staying at the Woking base after all.

The Honey Badger still eyes the world championship

Ricciardo changed many teams in his career, just hoping to win the world championship. But the Aussie has only bagged eight wins in his F1 career. Many fans doubt the Aussie has given up on the championship after the poor performances recently.

Further, the Australian will turn 33 next month. There is a lot of speculation about his retirement. But the Honey Badger wants to continue racing until he lifts a championship title.

Ricciardo reported, “As for retirement, as long as I have what it takes to become world champion, I will stay because I am not satisfied with my eight victories. I am proud of it but not satisfied.”

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Let’s see if Daniel Ricciardo gets back to his winning form. Do you expect the Honey Badger to win the World Championship? Let us know in the comments below.