F1 Fans Left Red-Faced Over McLaren’s Insulting Reaction to Daniel Ricciardo’s Friday Shunt at Monaco GP

The McLaren move has not been going as Daniel Ricciardo would have planned it to go. The Honey Badger has failed to shine in the Papaya outfit, and his teammate Lando Norris has vastly outperformed him. After the latest interaction between Ricciardo and McLaren after his crash in Monaco FP2, Ricciardo’s future at the Woking base seems a bit uncertain.

The English constructors announced Ricciardo as a big superstar signing who would help them fight for titles. But the Honey Badger never really stood up to those expectations. He only won the Monza race last season while Norris dominated the Aussie on most occasions. They hoped Daniel would find the pace in 2022 with the new car, but he is still failing to shine.

Now, it seems McLaren has started to give up on the 32-year-old. McLaren CEO Zak Brown already mentioned Riccardo is failing to meet the expectations. And at the Monaco GP, after Ricciardo crashed into the wall during Friday’s second practice, the English constructors seemed more concerned about the MCL36 than Ricciardo.

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After the Friday practice crash, McLaren asked Daniel, “Is the car OK?” But the Honey Badger instead reports about himself, “I’m OK.“

Fans react to Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren’s radio conversation

As soon as the fans heard the radio conversation between the Australian and his team, there were rumors about Ricciardo’s transfer. Fans are stating that Ricciardo will lose his seat at Woking for the 2023 season. Some fans even speculated on a mid-season swap in 2022. They even compare Ricciardo’s situation to Sebastian Vettel’s during his last years in Ferrari.

Soon after Twitter got heated up with the interaction between Daniel and his team, a full version of the conversation came out. It revealed that the McLaren engineer didn’t notice that Ricciardo had crashed. So, he later asked the Australian about his welfare and said the car didn’t receive significant damages. The fans eventually cooled down at Woking base.

Daniel Ricciardo is aware of his underperformance. He even agreed with Zak Brown’s criticism of not meeting the expectations. Ricciardo responded to Brown, “Well, it’s not false. It’s pretty true.”

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The Honey Badger is calm about the comments and trying to make a mark with his time with the Papaya Outfit. Ricciardo is now in Monaco, where Norris lapped him last season. But the Aussie has tasted wins in this street circuit. Do you expect him to win the Monaco race again?