’s emotional response to a troublesome 2024 season is revealed within the new season of Drive to Survive – during which the Australian questions his capacity to tackle the risks 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 Purple Bull as he seemed for a second probability on the group 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, along with his substitute now in Perez’s seat for 2025. The Kiwi might 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 not sure whether or not he had the capability to danger 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 difficult circumstances… I don’t know. I assume I don’t wish to admit it – I consider I’m nonetheless prepared to place all of it on the sting.
“I assume perhaps I requested the query now, whereas a 22-year-old or a 25-year-old you most likely don’t ask the query. Is it definitely worth the danger?”
Lawson, in the meantime, was chomping on the bit to race in F1 once more and was recorded telling a Purple Bull group 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 Purple 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.
