Daniel Ricciardo F1 News: Aussie name-dropped as popular figure offers Red Bull driver verdict

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Ricciardo name-dropped as popular F1 figure offers Red Bull driver verdict

Ricciardo lost his place on the grid earlier this season

Originally written by Sheona Mountford. This version is a translation.

Wednesday 11 December 2024 21:00

Former Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo has been name-dropped in a stark verdict on Sergio Perez's Red Bull career.

Ricciardo came under huge pressure at times whilst in the sport, and this eventually resulted in him losing his seat back in September.

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Now, Perez is the man under pressure to keep his seat, with Red Bull considering his future after a very challenging 2024 campaign.

Perez’s inability to deliver consistent results has harmed Red Bull’s position in the constructors’ standings, with the team finishing third behind Ferrari and McLaren.

Daniel Ricciardo lost his place on the F1 grid in September

Sergio Perez is under pressure at Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo name-dropped

One person to cast judgement on the matter is popular F1 figure and former driver Martin Brundle, who carries out commentary duties these days. Brundle has admitted he will be relieved once Perez's future is decided, the same as he felt with Ricciardo after the intense scrutiny over his future in the sport.

“I feel the same way about Sergio as I did about Daniel Ricciardo, actually,” Brundle said at the Abu Dhabi GP.

“I have the utmost respect for the person and the driver and the victories he’s had and some of the great overtakes and all of the things we’ve seen Sergio do, sometimes in sub-par cars as well - total respect.

“But I’ll be slightly relieved when it’s over.

"It must be purgatory for him at the moment, he’s lost his mojo, he’s lost his way and all the pressure that’s being heaped on that, to turn up to the track every day, it must be painful.”

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