{"id":404832,"date":"2024-06-21T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=404832"},"modified":"2024-06-21T02:08:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T02:08:13","slug":"rb-or-nothing-for-ricciardo-amid-f1-career-limbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=404832","title":{"rendered":"RB or nothing for Ricciardo amid F1 career limbo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Ricciardo<\/a> sees his F1<\/a> future at RB<\/a> but admits he needs better results to cement his place beyond 2024.<\/p>\n

The Australian has been the subject of intense speculation since his shock return to the Red Bull<\/a> family late last year.<\/p>\n

That came with rumours that he could eventually displace Serio Perez<\/a>. However, his lacklustre results with RB have turned talk of promotion into demotion.<\/p>\n

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Waiting in the wings is an impatient Liam Lawson who is the most likely candidate to replace Ricciardo if Red Bull decides it no longer needs the Honey Badger.<\/p>\n

Ricciardo's teammate Yuki Tsunoda has consistently been the leading RB driver and has only been beaten twice in grands prix \u2013 at Bahrain and Canada \u2013 and once in a sprint in Miami.<\/p>\n

Ricciardo's best performance came at the most recent Canadian Grand Prix where the Perth pilot finished a season-best eighth while Tsunoda was only 14th. That remains his sole point-scoring effort in a grand prix this year. Tsunoda has five of those.<\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/p>\n

"Canada obviously helps," said Ricciardo ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

"As I said, I needed a result like that. Obviously I would like to stay. So as I say, now that I'm back in that Red Bull family that's where\u2026 I really don't see myself anywhere else. So that's where I'd love to stay and continue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I also said before the weekend in Canada that I obviously want to earn it. I don't just want it to be like, 'Yeah. Yeah. OK. Stay another year'. I obviously want to be here because I know that I still belong here and can do can do performances like I did last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"So it's also up to me just to make sure that I can keep pulling it out. And in that case, then I'll be very happy to stay."<\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/p>\n

Ricciardo is optimistic that Canada will be a turning point for his side of the garage.<\/p>\n

While Tsunoda has already had his contract with RB locking his services in for 2025, Ricciardo's future at RB is unknown beyond 2024.<\/p>\n

It's not uncommon for teams to wait until the European summer break to decide their plans and there has been nothing to suggest a call will be made before then.<\/p>\n

"The result always helps," said Ricciardo.<\/p>\n

\"RB<\/p>\n

"The feeling hasn't been too far off. I think it's just where I kind of crossed the line\u2026 where I crossed the finish line is what I'm trying to say, that always hasn't been where I obviously want to be. But I don't think it's been far off.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"Obviously, Canada, we started from Friday practice, we were on the front foot and we continued that all through the weekend. We hadn't had one of those weekends in a long time, or I hadn't, so it was nice just to start good and end good.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"The team's been great with updates, and I think the car has definitely made some steps forward. So I have confidence we can have more of those weekends in the next few and be there more consistently.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"So it was good for me, good for obviously the people who are pushing and know that I can do it. So yeah, personally as well, just to have a weekend like that, it was necessary, it was needed and it felt good for everyone."<\/p>\n

The Spanish Grand Prix gets underway on Sunday at 11pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Daniel Ricciardo vs Yuki Tsunoda in 2024<\/h2>\n

Qualifying<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tsunoda 7-2 Ricciardo<\/p>\n

Best result: Tsunoda 7th, Ricciardo 5th<\/p>\n

Q3 appearances: Tsunoda 7-2 Ricciardo<\/p>\n

Sprint Qualifying<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tsunoda 2-0 Ricciardo<\/p>\n

Sprint Race<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tsunoda 2-0 Ricciardo<\/p>\n

Grands Prix<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tsunoda 6-2 Ricciardo*<\/p>\n

Best finish: Tsunoda 7th, Ricciardo 8th<\/p>\n

Retirements: Tsunoda 1-2 Ricciardo<\/p>\n

Points to date<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tsunoda – 19<\/p>\n

Ricciardo – 9<\/p>\n

Nb: Neither Ricciardo nor Tsunoda finished the Chinese GP<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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