News Details

Ricciardo: McLaren firing was 'a blessing in disguise'

Daniel Ricciardo says he faced a "harsh reality" last year when McLaren opted to part ways with the Aussie a year early, but in hindsight he says his firing was "a blessing in disguise". Ricciardo joined McLaren at the start of the 2021 season, convinced that the move would extract him from F1's midfield where he had lingered with Renault for two years. But pitted against young gun Lando Norris, the Aussie struggled to find his footing at Woking and indeed never did, save in a moment of grace at the Italian Grand Prix when he claimed an unexpected and remarkable win. However, his inability to get to grips with McLaren's designs left him buried in the thick of F1's...
Full Story »
1y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes confirm they'll internally discuss Lewis...

Mercedes' Bradley Lord confirmed after the Japanese Grand Prix that Lewis...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Aston Martin's surprising response to Fernando Alonso...

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has insisted that Fernando...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Mercedes open up on ‘protecting' Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes' head of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has revealed why...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Why ‘fired up' Max Verstappen wanted to...

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed after last weekend's...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

FOX acquires 33% stake in Penske Entertainment, IndyCar

Fox Corporation, parent company of broadcast company FOX Sports, has...

Colton Herta: IndyCar at Laguna Seca is a...

IndyCar’s latest visit to Laguna Seca produced rave reviews from...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kalle Rovanperä leads five-driver Toyota lockout in...

Wet weather greeted the competitors on Saturday morning as the longest...
29m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Mikel Arteta has already been fine-tuning new tactics...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has reportedly already begun adjusting his...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'He could play tomorrow if the Premier League started'...

Journalist Graeme Bailey has claimed that Arsenal coaches and the Gunners'...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

The new Arsenal figure who's made a big impression on...

Arsenal's new coach Gabriel Heinze has reportedly made quite an impression...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: Tottenham intensify contacts to sign 90m-rated...

Tottenham Hotspur are hoping to sign Rodrygo Goes from Real Madrid during...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Hungarian Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Full results from qualifying for the Hungarian... Read More »
2h ago from F1i.com

F1 Qualifying Results: Verstappen in Hungarian GP shocker...

Life after Christian Horner looks like being much... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.