Just How Good Was Daniel Ricciardo?

[@brooklynsbaby4367]

Danny was in a really tough position - become a second driver or risk it. Though, I must admit... him and Max would've been an unstoppable duo once the engine became reliable.

[@avavii]

He put himself on the wrong track by moving to Renault.

[@birandkoray]

@@avavii it was understandable, he did the right thing

[@brooklynsbaby4367]

@@avavii well, it really was a gamble

[@jamesrider4597]

@@avaviiespecially since he was whining about an unreliable car that had engine problems throughout 2018 just to move to the engine manufacturer.

[@brycecousens8859]

​@jamesrider4597 He also had multiple issues with the energy drink gearboxes. Then after the team ridiculously wanting to share the 100% Max Baku blame, I don't blame Daniel for leaving.

[@dogecoinVR]

it is sad that the honey badger left the f1 grid

[@jeankitten3685]

Skill issues

[@Jelo_0-99]

​@@jeankitten3685better than you

[@timbozelle6165]

On wins, he rates in the top 5% that have ever stepped in an f1 car

[@markovasil1608]

And all of those wins not in the fastest car which is impressive

[@Miklos211]

It's a bit suspicious that right after he announced, he is leaving the team, his car started failing a lot more often than before

[@lincolnmitchell471]

Daniel definitely has talent. He just lost his passion for wanting to win. Hope he makes it back to F1.

[@75yomu]

After that many disappointing years, he has lost the "fire" within him fr...

[@aydenine]

i think that he basically said he’s completely done with f1 after the rumors of cadillac looking at him… bit of a shame but I understand why he would want to keep out.

[@LuxxenStation]

this video edit is insane dude ur niceeeeeeeeeee! Danny ric will always be a legend 😭😭😭

[@TheCrumb74]

He’s similar to Alonso in that they both should have achieved more. Both were expecting to be a leading team’s main driver, but along came Hamilton and Max which completely changed both teams’s priorities. Though Danny has the personality, Fernando (still?) has the enduring talent.

[@MK-1010]

Became a fan watching DTS, and it's frustrating knowing how things worked out, and wondering what somebody should do when given opportunities. I heard he wasn't interested in Cadillac/ Andretti, in F1. He's had offers from Aussie Supercars, and WEC, so I hope to see him racing somewhere next year!

[@vokae2307]

I doubt Vettel left Red Bull because he was scared of Daniel. I think he felt like his time at Red Bull was done, the car was not championship contender, and Ferrari had an open position. Ofc Daniel was great that season, but a 4x WDC wouldn't yield so fast to a new driver.

[@Omar_ZX]

I hope he gets the cadillac seat because he's got talent

[@scottking8189]

Bro he doesn’t want it😭 everyone saying he should come back doesn’t understand he’s probably past that point in his life. He wants to relax a bit he’s been fighting for his career since he was a kid and has now decided he wants to do other things

[@luckylanno]

The way his career fizzled out is kind of a bummer. Hopefully, the millions of dollars and memories of racing in F1 help him sleep at night. I wonder if he'll do sportscars or something.

[@Tony-Waldron]

I might be mistaken, but in an interview where I think all the drivers were asked the same question, "What would you like to do after Formula One"? Daniel mentioned that he would like to race in the States, but as I watch so much motorsport it could have been the V8 Supercars and SVG's response as well, I'm not sure.

[@Tony-Waldron]

Very well compiled. A great tribute to Daniel, thank you.

[@luckylanno]

The guy on track gave "Hey guys, what's going on? Those are some weird cars..." vibes.

[@drakoshen5406]

I think that Danny would have been world champion if Max did his f2 seasons (even just one) or if Nico Rosberg stay one more year at Mercedes (and of course stayed at Red Bull) btw sorry for my bad english it's not my mother tongue 😓

[@MechanicalSculptor]

You did great up until you mentioned your mothers tongue. It was, …. kind of unnecessary ☹

[@keenanwilson559]

your upward inflection is insane.

[@dasindusenaratne1550]

The honey badger will be remembered

[@Steve5c2781]

Loved watching DR back in the day. He was so spirited and tenacious. Mad respect for him.

[@CharlesLeclerc-z6h]

We are going to miss you honey badger ❤

[@lyndreyer7080]

Red bull knocked his passion out of him marko and jos seen to that he didn't kiss ass they picked at him untill he had to get out then know one backed his talents up because of red bull he deserves a proper chance some one that will really work with him go daniel ❤

[@YordleStrategist]

such a talented fella , i always wondered what if he stayed with RB .. 😓 great video tho keep it up

[@smegmasmoothie7439]

This guy sounds like the F1 version of Rebound

[@Tony-Waldron]

Unfortunately, he could only drive the car as his race engineer called the race. I remember many times in his McLaren and later the junior team car where he was very disadvantaged by the teams' race calls. The tears he had while talking to the Sky F1 team at the end of the Singapore race show that he still has a desire to race, but give him a better race engineer so that he can compete at the top again. Ask all of the great racers, they could race anything, but without a good race strategy, you will end up nowhere.

[@rajamaster3646]

He is a worthy championship driver. If you take out his bad luck

[@nelizmastr]

and Hamilton, Norris and Verstappen, yes.

[@sammoore3687]

@@nelizmastrblud tried to sneak Norris in there💀 as if he didn’t bottle a championship this year😂😂😂

[@mariobgrant]

​@@sammoore3687 He still wipes the floor with Ricciardo

[@bradyelich2745]

DR still holds the Top Gear F1 driver record.

[@grimreaper6825]

Honestly, great video. Keep up the good work, you deserve a larger community!

[@smb8p]

Hope my most favorite driver gets a seat in F1 again

[@TheMightyBurger]

15:24 He did not coast to a dominant victory, he displayed esceptional control over a malfunctioning gearbox for most of the race to bring home first

[@adityamadhur4860]

Loved the video. Keep going

[@grahambeech4636]

DR is a very good driver & one the truly great late brakers. His mistake was leaving RB as both he & MV had similar driving styles.

[@Jan-uq1fs]

Great commentary, great editing, great video. Keep it up, you'll hit 100k subs soon.

[@IsaakFranssen-yy9kg]

Good quality video, good job

[@prodbydrive]

Thank you Isaak :)

[@twinturbo3470]

Nobody Is asking the question, but I will….. Would Max have won the championship in 2021 fighting Hamilton and fighting Riccardo…… Riccardo could have taking points out of max OR he could have taken points out of Lewis…. This shit keeps me up at night

[@TheMightyBurger]

We were truly spoiled with the Maxiel years

[@artemartem540]

You're danil kvyat pronunciation was on point!

[@sturod2016]

Incorrect title. This was a history of Danny without ANY analysis of how good he was.

[@vibuuc]

you will hit 100k subs in 3 months. good luck .

[@dogeboi_125]

very good video you are really underrated

[@pandap0i]

That man going for a stroll, is lapping faster then lance stroll

[@JBA512]

He should have never left redbull He also saw what webber went through with vettel & could see that starting to happen with him & max. It was good to see him & lando together though was just a shame the mclaren didn't get good until 2024

[@nicbordeaux]

Good driver, nice guy. Any chance he ended up in F1 because F1 needed an Australian. It's not like he dominated the junior categories.

[@cathh3301]

Why would F1 need an Australian driver? The F1 audience in Australia is tiny compared to the rest of the world.

[@thomasnesmith5426]

I wish you used a slide whistle sound when you made that joke but otherwise really great video/editing.

[@zigi_cubing]

I mean like I know that Red Bull wanted to give Liam a chance, but like why not sign Ricardo? Edit: whait there is one more seat at RB so maybe just maybe Riccardo might come back

[@ameame32]

They are putting Isaac Hadjar there from the rumours

[@Kaimax61]

@@ameame32 it's not a rumour, it's official lol. Ricciardo got his chance, but he made Tsunoda look very strong. Like to the point that the shareholders were asking why is an old dude in the junior team?

[@ameame32]

@@Kaimax61 Finally

[@alvmusic4402]

Omg 😂 why would he ever keep coming back after the SHOCKING performances that havent stopped since 2021. And why not sign Ricciardo? The answer is he's terribly bad.

[@HeroineK]

No matter how good he actually was, he was never as good as he thought he was.

[@birandkoray]

ground effect cars finished him

[@timjohnun4297]

I think James Key (His Engineer at McLaren) finished him. Daniel listened to him and adjusted his driving style, to suit the lemon of a car at the time. That put him behind the 8 ball and took a lot of effort to undo. His time at AT/RB was nowhere near as bad as people are making out though, he beat Yuki more times than not, once he got the new chassis he asked for. He was also given some really horrible tyre strategies, too, at RB (VCARB)

[@garylasorella7997]

I think given lawson's recent comments of the red bull its more both the mclaren and to a lesser extent the RB were cars he wasn't able to gell with

[@MariaElhajj-rg2xo]

ur not invited to my dan ric themed bday party

[@Tony-o1b]

If he was any good, he'd be winning races...

[@gravity_gaming_01]

Bro's prime was in Hamilton era.

[@flightsimdev]

Danny Ric is back in 2026, don't write him off just yet.

[@karl_the_memer4906]

No he personally said it's over now 😢

[@karimpro-on9kq]

between Daniel and Vergne,honestly Danny was way better in 2012,despite having less points

[@ishman6200]

Who leaves Redbull for Renault. 😢

[@RedNinjaYT391]

underrated

[@goatee01]

Was hoping this video would have some insight into driving style, car characteristics and performance between teams. Unfortunately, it was just a recap of his results without any of that context which is a shame. Didn't really tell us how good/bad of a driver he is nor did it delve into the politics :(

[@TrumpAndKamila]

Marco ruined the Danny, Max partnership

[@PompeMan-h8r]

i thought you add at lest 50k sub

[@wakakulyonetwo]

he got tilted due to Max and going to Renault was the biggest mistake of his career. McLarens cars ruined his driving style and sadly he never recovered from

[@Realajwassup]

Burger King foot lettuceeee

[@PebbI3]

YES

[@halfbodygamer]

how you edit you video,😅😅

[@Astronomynatureandmusic]

Verstappen outscored him and that was tough to take. That looks to me the only reason to go to a team lower in the ranks and not fitting his personality. He has been unable to get the papaya car working. Why does he accept a reserve driver position instead of leaving F1 for a happier life?

[@BijiPeIer]

idk but, his name is Ricardo or Ricciardo???

[@prodbydrive]

Yes

[@promethbastard]

Ricciardo is the correct way, but he and his father have said they accept "Riccardo" pronunciation for simplicity.

[@TheCrumb74]

Spelt Ricciardo, pronounced Ricardo.

[@TheHumanBurger]

It pisses me off how he was replaced instead of Yuki 😐

[@mikespearwood3914]

You mean Checo??

[@Kaimax61]

Yuki performed better period.

[@mishal5918]

you mean the yuki who destroyed him in performance?

[@allandriver2066]

I think Dan got some bad advice and made some bad chooses throughout his career. I think he had the talent, but was never in the right place at the right time.

[@frguitar777]

Great driver. But keep that fake good increase by dts is fucking sad.

[@ionutalex5529]

20:19 yuki what?! 🤣🤣🤣

[@prodbydrive]

Idk bro he’s got a crazy name😭

[@jeankitten3685]

He was good , but not good enough.

[@beatdown444]

ozzie not ausssssie

[@carlosenriquez8394]

Another talented driver who let his ego grow beyond his talent.

[@RusVito]

Good video but your voice sounds mono, hard to listen

[@mishal5918]

all he had was "potential" that he never was able to achieve. a large majority of what he did any other average driver could have done, but he's such an overrated driver so people saw the most normal things to be super.

[@andredornelles8014]

One of the most overrated drivers ever. Fun outside the track and decent driver at best

[@lowkey1784]

He is just not consistent

[@GDON1212]

Second comment

[@dufman713-h4c]

3rd comment

[@justinn5357]

Not that good.

[@bleebus9355]

he not that good

[@edwardwong654]

Daniel Ricciardo has been one of the WORST drivers on the grid in the last few years. I am glad that he retired safely without taking anyone out.

[@promethbastard]

Lance Stroll has entered the chat.

[@YungTakumi]

Overrated

[@theratcometh9866]

Like Daniel, Max Verstappen is also overrated. He's lucky he has a fast car. Just the facts.

[@ryanschooling]

What??😂😂😂

[@GhostOfParisMiami]

Oh my god you must be from the #teamlh death cult. Speaking of overrated drivers with fast cars what about your god Sir Pewis midfieldmilton who can only win with the fastest car and the moment he doesn’t have the single fastest car on the grid he cant win a race. The only reason he won Britain was because of the strategy and Russel dnf and he won in spa because Russel was disqualified 😂😂😂. Lets see how Leclerc beats the absolute pulp out of your idol the next two years after which he inevitably retires. #stillwecry

[@stdprocedure]

I agree Max is a bit overrated, but it's definitely not luck, he knows how to extract everything from that fast car and extract everything from every race condition

[@LoudSiren-123]

So glad he'll never be back in F1 again.

[@ranjanrao3404]

very annoyin voice

[@xxxzzz9327]

not good at all. the end.

[@SevieBallesterous]

not very