Daniel Ricciardo needs to set the file straight on how Method 1 drivers have a look at IndyCar.
A number of Method 1 drivers have tried their luck in IndyCar, with over 150 drivers participating in each competitions. Nonetheless, solely 4 Method 1 drivers have managed to win the IndyCar Championship.
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Regardless of the problem that IndyCar has posed to them, there was a notion that Method 1 drivers don’t respect IndyCar as a contest. However Daniel Ricciardo has rubbished this declare.
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Daniel Ricciardo explains how Method 1 drivers really really feel about IndyCar
Talking to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing driver , former Method 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo defined why the concept that he and different Method 1 drivers not respecting IndyCar isn’t true.
Ricciardo admitted that Method 1 was at all times the aim, however they have a look at all motorsport with respect and admiration. Daly echoed the identical sentiment on behalf of IndyCar and NASCAR drivers.
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Ricciardo: “There’s undoubtedly respect for it. There was by no means a dialogue like, ‘We’re one of the best, F1 is that this, we’re up right here’. As a child, certain, for me, F1 was the place I wished to be, and I used to be a fan of Senna and all of that rising up.
“That was an enormous a part of what I wished to do, nevertheless it was by no means like we’re right here, and everybody else is there. I believe once you get to a stage, what’s concerned in racing.
“Even go-karting, wish to win a go-kart race, is tough; there’s simply a lot that goes into it. So, sure, everybody’s aggressive, however you get to a degree the place you realise everybody’s type of a bada—.”
Daly: “I believe all of us have respect for you guys, too. Everybody is aware of should you’re on the prime, regardless of the place it’s, there’s type of a common respect. Even the blokes in NASCAR, I respect the heck out of these guys, they respect the heck out of Method 1.”
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Daniel Ricciardo admits IndyCar ‘scares’ him, however he nonetheless ‘loves’ it
Talking additional, Ricciardo reiterated the love and respect for all racing that F1 drivers have for all motorsport, even acknowledging the respect a legendary driver like Max Verstappen has.
“Yeah, there’s undoubtedly not a ‘We’re cooler than you guys’. There’s none of that, not less than I by no means skilled that. I believe all of us simply in the end love racing, and also you guys do a really totally different self-discipline.
“Clearly, the oval stuff in comparison with the circuit racing, what we do with a ton of downforce and all that, nevertheless it’s totally different.
“I believe you stated Max stated it, I’ve stated it for a few years, too: it scares the s— out of me. However I adore it, it’s freaking superior.”
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It’s good to know that F1 drivers don’t look down on IndyCar and NASCAR, particularly given how difficult each racing leagues are.
And with the Indy 500 this weekend, the place a number of former F1 drivers are set to take part, it’s a clear signal that IndyCar poses a problem that one of the best drivers on the earth wish to conquer.
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