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Ricciardo hoping to work his way up to ‘fairytale’ Red Bull return

Daniel Ricciardo admits he might have to work his way back up from AlphaTauri if he wants to finish his career with a “fairytale ending” at Red Bull. The Australian originally graduated from Toro Rosso in 2013 when he took over compatriot Mark …

Daniel Ricciardo admits he might have to work his way back up from AlphaTauri if he wants to finish his career with a “fairytale ending” at Red Bull.

The Australian originally graduated from Toro Rosso in 2013 when he took over compatriot Mark Webber’s seat at Red Bull, before leaving for Renault in 2019. That was followed by a two-year stint at McLaren that ended with Ricciardo’s contract being terminated a year early, and he has since returned to Red Bull as third driver. He has long insisted that he’d only consider a race seat at a front-running team, but suggested he would drive for AlphaTauri in future if it would allow him to earn a promotion to Red Bull once again.

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“This, for me, would be like the fairytale,” Ricciardo told ESPN. “Honestly, the fairytale ending (would be) to finish my career here if I could have it all my own way. But we’ll see. I’ll probably have to work my way up a little bit, but it’s really nice to be back here.”

ESPN reports Ricciardo is not currently in the frame for an AlphaTauri seat this season, and there is not currently an opening at Red Bull next year anyway as Sergio Perez remains under contract until the end of 2024.

Ricciardo will get his first taste of the RB19 next month when he completes a Pirelli tire test for Red Bull at Silverstone – in the days after the British Grand Prix at the same venue – and he previously told Sky Sports he wants to use that opportunity to show the team he has the ability to get the most out of its cars.

“I feel like there is still some unfinished business,” he said last month. “I’m continuing to do simulator. I’m going to jump in the car in July to get back behind the wheel. I’m sure that will really stimulate me and give me all those feels back. Naturally I’m going to put a bit of pressure on myself for that and try to remind the team that I can still do it. We’ll see where it goes.”

Ricciardo and Arnett to host alternate F1 coverage on ESPN

Daniel Ricciardo and Will Arnett are teaming up to provide alternate coverage of three Formula 1 races this year on ESPN, starting with the Canadian Grand Prix next weekend. As reported by RACER at last year’s United States Grand Prix, in similar …

Daniel Ricciardo and Will Arnett are teaming up to provide alternate coverage of three Formula 1 races this year on ESPN, starting with the Canadian Grand Prix next weekend.

As reported by RACER at last year’s United States Grand Prix, in similar fashion to “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” — or Manningcast — that has run since 2021, “The Grandstand with Daniel Ricciardo and Will Arnett” is designed to offer running commentary and conversation about the ongoing race, including what ESPN describes as “an array of guests” during the show.

ESPN will produce the show in collaboration with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, with the first edition from Montreal featuring Ricciardo on-site and airing on ESPN2 while the traditional telecast will be on ABC.

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“This is going to be a hoot!” Ricciardo said. “As you’d expect Will and I are going to have some fun with the show, but we’re hoping it just feels like you’re watching F1 with your mates. We will have some amazing guests, plenty of laughs and with some luck, bring fans another step closer to the sport I love so much. Buckle up America!”

As well as the Canadian race, ESPN has committed to two further telecasts in North America, with the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 22 and the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 18 also getting the Ricciardo and Arnett treatment.

“As Formula 1’s popularity continues to grow in the United States, we’re pleased to provide fans with another way to enjoy the sport, and a way for new fans to learn more about it,” Kate Jackson, ESPN Vice President of production said. “Daniel’s effervescent personality will resonate on television, as will his hands-on knowledge.

“And we’re very excited to be working with Will. He will bring the perspective of a dedicated fan of F1 to the telecasts as well as his unique and humorous way of appreciating F1. It will be a great combination.”

Push for top F1 seat not “arrogant” insists Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo says his lack of interest in returning to Formula 1 with certain teams is “not coming from an arrogant place” after rediscovering his confidence at Red Bull. McLaren opted to drop Ricciardo one year before the end of his contract in …

Daniel Ricciardo says his lack of interest in returning to Formula 1 with certain teams is “not coming from an arrogant place” after rediscovering his confidence at Red Bull.

McLaren opted to drop Ricciardo one year before the end of his contract in order to sign Oscar Piastri for this season, and the 33-year-old returned to Red Bull as third driver despite race seats being available at Haas and Williams at the time. After an extended break over the winter, Ricciardo says he’s finding the motivation to return to F1 is growing but he maintains he only wants a front-running seat.

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“It doesn’t scare me,” Ricciardo told Top Gear. “It’s always been like that. And I knew this was going to be a risk obviously removing myself from a seat. But I think it’s clear what I don’t want. I don’t want (just) any seat next year, as much as I think I want to be racing again. I don’t want to just start from zero, and kind of build my (F1) career from scratch.

“It’s not coming from an arrogant place. But I’m just past that. I don’t think that’s going to stimulate me or give me that second wind I’m looking for. So it makes the top seats even scarcer. But that’s where I know I will be able to perform at my best and thrive. That’s the sort of stuff I’m keeping my eyes on.”

And Ricciardo says his return to Red Bull has gone better than expected, both from a team integration point of view and the way it is helping him recover from such a tough spell at McLaren.

“Since Abu Dhabi (in 2022) I went home, and spent two months there. I then went to the USA, went to the Super Bowl. And I basically just did no race driver things for probably close to three months.

“But, the first day back at Red Bull in the simulator was the most fun I’ve ever had driving a simulator, which is crazy, especially because at this point in my career that’s normally the boring work. But Simon (Rennie) my engineer at the time at Red Bull, he’s running the sim now. So it was like we were back in the routine of 2018 and mate, I loved it. It took me a few laps to get going and once I did it all felt familiar again.

“I would honestly say in a day my confidence went from being probably pretty low to back at the levels I remember being at. It was a good day. And I think just having that time off just gave me a chance to, in a way, forget a little bit of the last two years. Just go in there with a fresh mind.”

Steiner hints door is open for Ricciardo talks over 2024 return to grid

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner hints he’d be willing to talk to Daniel Ricciardo about a future race seat after the Australian said he’s leaning towards wanting to return to Formula 1 in 2024. Ricciardo opted against pursuing a vacancy at Haas …

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner hints he’d be willing to talk to Daniel Ricciardo about a future race seat after the Australian said he’s leaning towards wanting to return to Formula 1 in 2024.

Ricciardo opted against pursuing a vacancy at Haas once he had been released from his McLaren contract last year, preferring to take a season away from racing and joining Red Bull as third driver instead. On his first race weekend appearance, Ricciardo was quoted by ESPN as saying that he’s already thinking about a racing return next year.

“The signs are pointing towards getting back on the grid,” Ricciardo said. “I feel like that’s where I’m tracking in my head and a few of the habits that I’m having or doing is pointing towards that.

”It’s only been a few months but I think some itches have been scratched, so to speak. I’ve actually weirdly found that the days that I’ve had no schedule are the days when I’ve actually done training, and I’ve done things like I would before.”

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Given the fact that Steiner was interested in speaking to Ricciardo last year before choosing Nico Hulkenberg to replace Mick Schumacher, the Haas team principal says Ricciardo’s previous snub hasn’t closed the door even if his current lineup takes priority.

“It’s a little bit early to speak about a driver change already for next year,” Steiner said. “So let’s see how we are doing with these drivers and, for sure, at some point maybe I speak with him but I cannot promise anything because if our two guys do a good job…

“But for sure, everybody is wanting to speak with Danny after a year off — maybe he knows again what he wants to do and he will be interesting for everybody in Formula 1. But at the moment I have a new driver this year that has done only two races, so I need to give him a little bit of a chance.”

Ricciardo’s current team boss Christian Horner says he has already seen signs of improvement from the 33-year-old after two tough years at McLaren appeared to impact his driving style.

“When he first turned up after Abu Dhabi — I think the problem is when you drive a car that obviously has its limitations, you adapt and you try and adjust to extract the maximum out of that car,” Horner said. “And it was clear when he came back, that he picked up some habits that we didn’t recognize as the Daniel that that had left us two or three years earlier.

“But having had time off over Christmas and so on and a chance to reset, when he’s come back and got into the 2023 work, he’s hit the ground running and I think he likes the feel of the car in the virtual world which seems to correlate well with what we’re seeing in the actual world. I think he’s desperate to get a run in the car at some point to validate that, but we’re certainly seeing him getting back to being far more reminiscent of the Daniel that we knew.”

¿Quién ha sido el mejor compañero de Max Verstappen según su papá? No es Checo Pérez

No podemos negarle al hombre su opinión. Pero sí podemos recordar que en aquella época Verstappen no se llevó ningún campeonato.

Todavía quedan cuatro fechas en la temporada de la Fórmula 1 de este año. Sin embargo, Max Verstappen ya amarró su primer lugar justo con la escudería Red Bull.

En lo que va de la temporada hemos podido ver una y otra vez cómo Checo Pérez se ajusta en las pistas para garantizar el triunfo de su compañero de escudería. Aún así, el padre de Max, Jos Verstappen, considera que Checo no ha sido el mejor compañero en la carrera de su hijo.

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¿A quién podría considerar mejor si fue al lado de Checo con quien Max ya acumula dos campeonatos consecutivos?

De acuerdo con el ex piloto Jos Verstappen, Max le aprendió mucho más a Daniel Ricciardo, piloto con quien compartió en Red Bull cuando apenas iniciaba con la escudería austriaca.

“Lo encuentro muy difícil de decir. Creo que tal vez aprendió más de Daniel Ricciardo, un buen compañero con el que se llevaba muy bien. Max era un chico joven entonces y Ricciardo realmente bueno, una bestia clasificatoria”, dijo Jos Verstappen en entrevista con el canal oficial de la Fórmula 1.

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Ricciardo se va de McLaren, ¿dónde estará su futuro?

Para Ricciardo parece ser el comienzo del fin de su carrera pues hay pocos asientos disponibles en Formula 1

El piloto australiano de Fórmula 1, Daniel Ricciardo, comunicó que el fin de la temporada 2022 terminará su vínculo con la escudería McLaren con quienes no logró los objetivos planteados.

Ricciardo dejo claro que no sabe dónde estará su futuro pero aseguró que aún ama el deporte y que todo lo que pasó le sirvió para conocerse más a sí mismo.

“Pienso en el futuro, lo que está por venir, todavía no estoy seguro. Miro hacia atrás en este tiempo con McLaren con una sonrisa. Aprendí mucho sobre mí mismo, creo cosas que me ayudarán para el siguiente paso en mi carrera, pero pienso en la vida en general”. declaró Ricciardo.

Aunque Ricciardo firmó su contrato en 2021 por tres años, no está contento y la salida se da de mutuo acuerdo para dejar espacio a pilotos jóvenes que buscan una oportunidad.

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La era de Ricciardo en McLaren no funcionó, como tampoco funcionó en Renault, por lo que desde la salida de Red Bull le ha costado mucho trabajo mantener el nivel que lo llevó a ser protagonista en algún tiempo.

No son muchos los recuerdos felices de Ricciardo en McLaren salvo aquel triunfo en Italia en 2021, pues no ha sido consistente ni ha conseguido los puntos que su equipo necesita por lo que ya piensan en nuevas opciones.

Para Ricciardo parece ser el comienzo del fin de su carrera pues hay pocos asientos disponibles en Formula 1 y ya las escuderías apuestan por pilotos jóvenes de una nueva generación.

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F1’s Daniel Ricciardo had so much fun driving Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at COTA

A once-in-a-lifetime ride.

Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo went for the ride of a lifetime Saturday at Circuit of the Americas, the Austin track which will host the United States Grand Prix on Sunday.

The 32-year-old McLaren driver from Australia was already having a great time embracing all things Texas this week, including busting out his southern accent impression. But this definitely has to be a major highlight of Ricciardo’s trip to the U.S.

He got behind the wheel of the 1984 Wrangler Chevrolet Monte Carlo once driven by the late Dale Earnhardt Sr., a hero of Ricciardo’s, and hit the track. With a massive smile on his face, Ricciardo rode around in the vintage car and even did a burnout on the track with it.

And Dale Earnhardt Jr. loved it too and tweeted: “I’m happy for Daniel. I’m also appreciative for how he celebrates my father. That makes a lot of dads family members and fans smile.”

Ricciardo’s unique ride around COTA all started as a bet between him and the head of McLaren Racing, Zak Brown, who owns the car as part of his personal collection. As Jalopnik previously noted, when Ricciardo joined his new F1 team, he and Brown wagered that if he could get a podium finish this season, he’d get to drive a car from Brown’s collection.

Then Ricciardo ended up winning the Italian Grand Prix in September, and a deal is a deal.

Going with the weekend’s theme, Ricciardo also has a Dale Earnhardt Sr.-inspired helmet:

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Daniel Ricciardo usó su acento sureño para el Gran Premio de Austin

El piloto de la Fórmula 1 Daniel Ricciardo ama a Austin, ama a los Longhorns y ama el Circuito de las Américas, la pista donde se correrá el Gran Premio de Estados Unidos, la mayor serie de carreras del mundo. Está feliz de regresar por primera vez …

El piloto de la Fórmula 1 Daniel Ricciardo ama a Austin, ama a los Longhorns y ama el Circuito de las Américas, la pista donde se correrá el Gran Premio de Estados Unidos, la mayor serie de carreras del mundo.

Está feliz de regresar por primera vez en dos años y viene con toda la actitud para este fin de semana.

Para este piloto australiano de 32 años de la carrocería McLaren, tener toda la actitud incluye dar algunas entrevistas con acento sureño, o al menos es lo que intentó. El intento de acento sureño de Ricciardo fue algo similar a una combinación entre un comentarista de NASCAR TV, como Darrell Waltrip, o incluso Ricky Bobby y Foghorn Leghorn de Talladega Nights.

¡Es algo divertidísimo! Incluso imitó (casi) a la perfección la frase característica de Waltrip: “boogity, boogity, boogity”.

Traducción: “Ricci” Bobby regresó a su hogar espiritual este jueves.

Ricciardo abandonó su intento de acento tejano/sureño/Foghron Leghorn mientas contestaba la pregunta de por qué disfrutaba tanto estar en el Gran Premio de Estados Unidos. No sabemos si porque estaba tan distraído con con su imitación, y/o por la risa fuera de cámaras del piloto de Red Bull Max Verstappen. Se distrajo tanto que por unos minutos hasta se le olvidó la pregunta.

Traducción: Una vez que las llantas tocaron suelo tejano, todo cambia.

Traducción: Lo que más me emociona es estar en Austin. ¡Wow!

El fallecido Earnhardt Sr., además de ser una leyenda de la NASCAR, es también el ídolo de Ricciardo. Según Jalopnik, tras ganar una apuesta con Zak Brown, el director ejecutivo de la NASCAR, Ricciardo conducirá el Monte Carlo que pertenece a la colección privada de Brown.

Y por supuesto que tener toda la actitud para el Gran Premio de Estados Unidos también incluye vestirse de acuerdo a la ocasión con todo y sombrero vaquero y corbata bolo.

Está claro que, sin importar su desempeño este fin de semana, Ricciardo va a divertirse lo más que pueda en el Gran Premio de Estados Unidos.

Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo

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F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo busted out his southern accent for U.S. Grand Prix weekend in Austin

Daniel Ricciardo went all out for the Formula 1 race in Texas.

Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo loves Austin, he loves the Longhorns and he loves Circuit of the Americas, the track where the biggest racing series in the world will compete this weekend in the United States Grand Prix.

He’s happy to be back for the first time in two years, and he’s going all-out for this Texas weekend.

All-out for the 32-year-old McLaren driver from Australia includes doing some interviews with a southern accent. Or, at least attempting to imitate one because Ricciardo’s impression of a southern accent is coming out a little more like a cross between a NASCAR TV broadcaster, like Darrell Waltrip, or Talladega Night‘s Ricky Bobby and Foghorn Leghorn.

And it’s hilarious. He’s even (almost) got Waltrip’s signature catchphrase “boogity, boogity, boogity” down.

Ricciardo ditched his attempted Texas/southern/Foghorn Leghorn accent midway through answering this question about why he loves being at COTA — though he was so distracted by his impression, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen’s apparent laughter off camera or both that he briefly forgot the question.

But that wasn’t the only time he did this accent impression. He also did an entire interview in a southern accent, as he spoke about his excitement about getting to drive Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s 1984 Wrangler Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the track this weekend.

In addition to being a NASCAR legend, the late Earnhardt Sr. is a hero of Ricciardo’s. And Ricciardo will drive the Monte Carlo after winning a bet with the head of McLaren Racing, Zak Brown, who has the car in his personal collection, per Jalopnik.

And of course, going all-in for the U.S. Grand Prix meant dressing the part, including showing up to the track in a cowboy hat and a bolo tie.

Clearly, regardless of how Ricciardo performs this weekend, he’s having the most fun at COTA.

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¿Qué esperar de los cambios de pilotos en F1?

Foto vía @SpheraSports Aún no comienza la temporada 2020 de la Fórmula 1 y algunas escuderías ya comienzan a planear la temporada 2021 con importantes cambios de pilotos en su alineación. La lucha por arrebatarle el puesto de honor a Mercedes ha …

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Aún no comienza la temporada 2020 de la Fórmula 1 y algunas escuderías ya comienzan a planear la temporada 2021 con importantes cambios de pilotos en su alineación.

La lucha por arrebatarle el puesto de honor a Mercedes ha comenzado y tal parece que a los alemanes no les preocupa mucho todo el movimiento de pilotos que se está confirmando y los que aún faltan por confirmar.

Mercedes publicó en redes un divertido video donde se ve un personaje comiendo palomitas como si estuviera disfrutando de una película. Un claro mensaje de que mientras todos los equipos ven cómo desbancar a Mercedes, los alemanes trabajan con la confianza de tener un equipo sólido para las siguientes dos temporadas con Hamilton y Bottas como sus pilotos principales.

Ferarri, renovarse o morir

Para la Scudería Ferrari la misión es muy clara, comenzar una reconstrucción total del equipo a largo plazo para recuperar el puesto de honor que mantuvo en la década anterior con seis campeonatos de pilotos y siete de constructores, pero que desde 2008 no lleva nada a las vitrinas de los italianos.

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