Crimson Bull chief Christian Horner has admitted that he believes that his new third driver, Daniel Ricciardo, has “fallen out of affection” with F1. This comes after he confirmed the Australian would be the reserve driver for the Austrian group.
Ricciardo has actually had a tough couple of years driving for McLaren, ending with him being paid a fairly penny to depart the group to get replaced with Oscar Piastri. Followers have been extremely blissful to listen to that he hadn’t left the game altogether, nonetheless, with it quickly after being revealed that he’d joined Crimson Bull as a reserve driver.
However whereas we would like to see Ricciardo again on-track in a automotive worthy of his skills, Horner has admitted that he has “no plans” to make use of him in every other position {that a} reserve.
Speaking to Speedcafe, he mentioned:
“We actually don’t have any plans to utilise him aside from in that third driver position and to mix with the business actions that he can be performing.”
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He continued to confess that he believes Ricciardo misplaced his love for the game after years of preventing:
“I believe Daniel had fallen out of affection just a little bit with Components 1. He’d had a few actually robust seasons.
“For him to play a supporting position to race drivers as our third driver, each again within the manufacturing unit and at occasions, with all of the business companions we have now, as one of the vital recognisable faces presently in and round F1, for us, it made lots of sense.
“Hopefully in that course of, Daniel will rediscover his ardour for Components 1.”
Crimson Bull was good to Ricciardo, with him hammering out 7 of his 8 wins with the bull-adorned equipment. However after a few badly timed manoeuvres between groups, the Aussie was left with sub-par vehicles that noticed him within the lower-midfield.
“We have been shocked to see Daniel be out on the open market,” Horner added.
“For us, [with Ricciardo] having grown up with Crimson Bull, having nurtured him since being a junior, it made sense for us to carry him again into the fold [as] a driver with a lot expertise and such a excessive profile.”
Ricciardo might have fallen out of affection with F1, however F1 actually hasn’t misplaced its love for him.
