“Grid Filler” Daniel Ricciardo’s Deplorable State of Affairs Explained by Red Bull Champion

Daniel Ricciardo, who was once arguably considered to be the new face of Formula 1 is currently struggling to find a seat for the 2023 grid. He will leave Mclaren at the end of this season. The inconsistent performances and reliability issues of the car have pushed down the Mclaren driver in P14 this year. His fans and well-wishers around the world are heartbroken, looking at the downfall of their favorite.

One of them is a Red bull champion, who has commented about the situations the jolly Australian finds himself in.

Once his contract ended with Red Bull in 2018, Daniel left for Renault in 2019 and later on joined Mclaren in 2021. The Australian gave ferocious competition to the greats of F1. Still the Honey Badger doesn’t find himself in an ideal situation.

Now Ricciardo’s exit from Mclaren has created fuss all around. Shane van Gisbergen, a two-time Supercars champion and a fellow Red Bull athlete, claims Aussie’s fallout of Mclaren to be ‘Political.”

On Triple M’s Rush Hour, he said, “Daniel’s obviously a top driver and nothing’s changed there for the last three years, but he’s gone to a team and he hasn’t been able to get comfortable for whatever reason.”

“You don’t go from running up the front to now being a grid filler and wasting someone’s time. It’s very political the way he’s been pushed out”

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The Red Bull supercars driver believes Daniel Ricciardo has just been a “grid filler” and not a top performer for Mclaren. Being senior to Lando Norris, the Aussie racer underperformed this season, which surely would have added extra pressure on the Australian.

Shane van Gisbergen Believes Daniel Ricciardo is a championship-winning material

Van believes the Mclaren driver has been unfortunate and was a championship-winning material. But the tough hour at the grid has made the future star just a grid filler.

In a podcast with The Rush Hour with Gus Jude & Wendell Gisbergen said, “He was a championship contender only three years ago and now he’s fighting to stay on the grid.

Being Partner to the Four-time world Champion, Sebastian Vettel, the Mclaren driver would have grabbed ample knowledge. Despite that, the Aussie’s current circumstances are leading him to a downfall in his career.

Gisbergen said, “They’re happy to pay him that $25 million a year or whatever it is… it’s a weird thing. You feel for him. You’re at the top of the sport and he should be at the peak of his career and he’s sort of getting pushed out.”

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Every Daniel fan wants their beloved racer to bring back the old days. Currently, in P14, the 33-year-old will look forward to new opportunities where he could prove his real potential. Who do you think will bid for the 8-time Grand Prix winner?