’s emotional response to a tough 2024 season is revealed within the new season of Drive to Survive – through which the Australian questions his capacity to tackle the hazards of the game.
Ricciardo was given a reprieve in F1 at after being dropped by McLaren in 2022 and was handed a , for the second half of the 2023 season main into 2024.
The favored Aussie, a fan favorite on the Netflix docu-series, was eyeing ’s seat at Pink Bull as he regarded for a second likelihood on the crew he raced for from 2014-2018.
But his performances for RB didn’t meet the usual required and he was after race 18 of the 2024 season in Singapore, together with his substitute now in Perez’s seat for 2025. The Kiwi shall be Max Verstappen’s teammate, billed as the toughest seat within the sport, for the forthcoming season.
Ricciardo, normally a determine of such positivity, was downbeat within the newest seventh season, launched final Friday, and admitted he was uncertain whether or not he had the capability to threat his life for the game anymore.
Talking after final yr’s British Grand Prix in moist climate, Ricciardo stated his expertise within the RB automobile was “terrifying.”
Showing unusually emotionally, he then added: “I do know I ought to take dangers, however I’m additionally like if I crash that doesn’t do me any favours.
“Silverstone didn’t go good. In these tough circumstances… I don’t know. I suppose I don’t need to admit it – I imagine I’m nonetheless keen to place all of it on the sting.
“I suppose possibly I requested the query now, whereas a 22-year-old or a 25-year-old you in all probability don’t ask the query. Is it well worth the threat?”
Lawson, in the meantime, was chomping on the bit to race in F1 once more and was recorded telling a Pink Bull crew member at Silverstone: “I must drive, I’m going loopy not driving.
“I can’t take this for much longer. Simply hanging round, watching racing, I’m dropping my thoughts.”
But Lawson impressed within the closing six races of the 2024 season, triggering Christian Horner to choose him as a substitute for Perez at Pink Bull as an alternative of Ricciardo or Yuki Tsunoda.
Eight-time race winner Ricciardo, 35, has now taken an indefinite break from racing, with a return to F1 not possible.
The 2025 F1 season begins with the Australian Grand Prix subsequent week on 16 March.
