Daniel Ricciardo’s $18 Million Karma Hits McLaren as Fans Pick Sides in the Epilogue of the Oscar Piastri Saga: “Devine Retribution”

For the F1 world, the unceremonious ousting of Daniel Ricciardo by McLaren was one of the most painful things to watch in 2022. The smiling beast was given a boot and was traded for his compatriot rookie, Oscar Piastri. While that is ancient history, the news on the block is that the subpar performance was not really Ricciardo’s fault, as the only team that seems to have made the incorrect developmental step is McLaren. And while the world may be divided between the two men from down under, they are united in calling out the Woking based outfit.

On one hand, there were likes of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, saying that the RB19 is an improved version of last year’s car, and the world also visibly noticed the monumental strides made by Aston Martin and on the other, there was the McLaren “tractor” which barely made it out of Q1. The horror show put up by the Papaya team has finally, after months of misery, given Honey Badger fans a sigh of relief that it was a win-win situation for him. The man got a severance allowance of $18 million and didn’t even have to drive the developmental disaster manufactured at Woking.

The man who will be away from the 2023 grid, now serving as the ambassador and reserve driver for Red Bull, still has his fans backing him as they rejoice in the restoration of the Karmic balance of the Universe.

Fans enjoy the restoration of divine balance as McLaren falters even after dumping Daniel Ricciardo

While Lando Norris did manage to put his car in the top spot of Q2, there is no denying the fact that the orange team hasn’t been able to produce a car that can fight at the front. The F1 Twitter and especially Ricciardo fans couldn’t control their happy emotions seeing this. Have a look at some of the comments.

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While the fans might have gotten the incorrect amount in their comments, as the severance was $18 million, their emotions for the senior Australian’s treatment were on point.

A few were quick to defend the new recruit of McLaren as they didn’t think it fair to compare the newbie’s skills to that of an 8x Grand Prix winner.

But the fan base stood together in calling out the car that the team has built even after the pedigree they have.

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What are your predictions for the former F2 champion and Woking’s new man, Oscar Piastri? Moreover, do you think it was the right thing for McLaren to blame Ricciardo for their drawbacks all this while?