Sep 26, 2024, 12:13 ET
The F1 Racing Bulls team announced the departure of Daniel Ricciardo, who will no longer be one of its drivers from the 2024 Austin Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo he stops being a team driver Visa Cash App Racing Bulls with immediate effect and will no longer be present to compete in the Austin Grand Prix of Formula 1which will take place on October 20, this was announced by the team through a statement on its social networks.
Daniel Ricciardo in his last GP with RB in Singapore. Getty Images
The message signed by Laurent Mekkiesmain team of the team that is owned by the Red Bull company, thanked the work of the Australian driver who competed with them since the 2023 season, in which, in turn, Ricciardo had replaced Nyck de Vries mid-calendar.
Ricciardo’s seat as teammate of Yuki Tsunoda will be occupied by the New Zealander Liam Lawsonannounced the team in a statement, who made his F1 debut when Daniel broke his hand at the Dutch GP last year.
Thank you Daniel 💙
⁰Laurent Mekies on Daniel: “He has brought a lot of experience and talent to the Team with a fantastic attitude, which has helped everyone to develop and foster a tight team spirit.”#F1 #VCARB pic.twitter.com/cqKrbFAehU
— Visa Cash App RB F1 Team (@visacashapprb) September 26, 2024
“Everyone here at VCARB wants to thank Daniel for his hard work over the last two seasons with us. He has brought a lot of experience and talent to the team with a fantastic attitude, which has helped everyone develop and foster a strong team spirit. Daniel has been a true gentleman both on and off the court and never without that smile. He will be missed, but he will always hold a special place within the Red Bull family.
“I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Liam. He already knows the team well. He drove for us last season and coped well in difficult circumstances, so it will be a natural transition. It’s great to see the young talents in the Red Bull family take the next step. “We are eager to put our heads down and focus together on the rest of the season,” the team statement said.
It is almost impossible to think that Ricciardo can return to F1, at least in 2025, after all the available places have already been confirmed, except for the second Sauber-Audi seat, which is believed to be confirmed for Valtteri Bottas, although the Finn He refuses to sign for only one year.
Daniel Ricciardo went through the HRT, Red Bull, Renault, McLaren teams, then he was a reserve driver for Red Bull in 2023 and then went to AlphaTauri, today Racing Bulls.
In his 14 years of career in Formula 1, Ricciardo started in 257 Grand Prix, winning eight of them, seven with Red Bull and one with McLaren, collecting 32 podiums and 3 pole positions. His best finishing position in the Drivers’ Championship was in 2014 and 2016 when he was third behind the powerful Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
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