This is it for Daniel Ricciardo

It's seemingly all over for Daniel Ricciardo with Red Bull...not through lack of trying, but just a trend going against him...and Checo being right all along.
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Is this the end for Daniel Ricciardo in Formula 1? With Red Bull seemingly shutting the door on his return to the senior team, and the rise of young talents like Liam Lawson, Ricciardo's future in F1 is looking uncertain. Despite his best efforts and outpacing Yuki Tsunoda in recent races, the car’s poor performance and team strategies are hindering any real progress. Meanwhile, Red Bull’s admission that Sergio Perez struggled with a flawed car setup has reshaped the narrative, absolving him of much of the blame for recent underperformance. Has Red Bull’s decision-making been too focused on keeping Max Verstappen winning, potentially costing them valuable points?
In this video, we break down the latest revelations from Red Bull, how they mishandled Perez's car setup, and what it means for Ricciardo’s place in the sport. With the rise of rookies like Liam Lawson and the growing importance of fresh talent in F1, is it time for Ricciardo to move on from Formula 1? Tune in to get all the details on what could be Ricciardo's final chapter and how Red Bull’s decisions may be shaping the future of the team. Don’t forget to subscribe for more insider F1 updates!
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[@LawVS]

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[@meikgeik]

Danny Ric in the F1 Commentary box with Ruth Bascombe, and Sam Collins popping in for tech tidbits is my ideal commentator lineup. DO IT F1!! The current commentators are annoying and whiney. The only time I enjoy their presence is when Ruth Bascombe corrects their TERRIBLE takes and "uhm actually's" them. I like them, but not as commentators. They can replace the entire "on the ground" crew IMO. I literally don't know the names of any of the commentators that talk at the start of a stream. I skip it or grab a snack. I've never heard any of them say anything interesting. It's the one lady and two guys (one of the guys sometimes wears hideous sneakers), that's all I know.

[@lightninglev6626]

Danny Ric to V8 Supercars?

[@angeloo8890]

shout daytona one more time like that and you're blocked

[@JustinfromNJ]

The toxicity at red bull actually feels worse than Ferrari's clown era. If it continues I will have to find a new team to support. They used to be fun, steal a win here and there during the Mercedes era (I started watching during the first year of this period) and that was great.

[@mutatedbeast1015]

So youre not a true fan of redbull? You dont change your favorite team based off one bad decission of theirs

[@OnlineHipHopTV]

RedBull already had been a laughing stock. Dickpick Horney, Crazy Dr Helmut, abusive Jos Verstappen and his traumatised son. Checo who's basically now only there for the cash he brings in and probably has the most dull character of the whole grid. It's like all the nutjobs are at RedBull 😂

[@somepolishguy8228]

How are you an actual red bull fan if you abandon supporting the team when things start to go bad?

[@weybye91]

You would be called a traitor of it was any other sport with European teams

[@TheFoggyjones]

@@weybye91 Justin appears to be from NJ, not MK. And I've always found F1 to be refreshingly untribal, compared to other European sports. Sadly this appears to be changing...

[@D3luan]

What baffles me is that Max always had something to complain about the car, but RedBull would spend all three sessions to find an operating window that only Max could deal with. And now here we are. Both drivers are having problems. I knew that this "my way or the highway" approach to car design would lead to problems.

[@exert2020]

You may be right, but doesn't each driver have their own team tailoring the setup each race?

[@thejellyfisher5009]

@@exert2020 Max's driving style is not the same as Checo's. What's been happening for YEARS at Red Bull is that car development has been mostly tailored to suit Max and anyone else had to deal with how the car is setup.

[@cjwild1]

@@thejellyfisher5009it’s not like Mercedes did literally the exact same thing with Hamilton and Bottas. Bottas was just better at driving a car made for Lewis than Checo drives a car made for max. That’s mostly down to driving style but when one of your drivers has multiple drivers championships under his belt you’d be crazy not to focus on him in terms of car development. The real challenge is finding a second driver with a similar driving style.

[@SuperSilvi1990]

​@cjwild1 I disagree on mercedes tailoring the car to lewis. Mercedes just made an amazing car all around. Every time someone else would drive the mercs they all said it was amazing. They just lost all of their engineering team for their current cars. Hell George would've won that race if he didn't have a failure easily when he drove it in place of lewis.

[@cjwild1]

@@SuperSilvi1990 For Mercedes it may have been like 1 or 2 decisions in favor of Lewis but yeah nothing like at RB where it’s max or nothing.

[@45auto]

Daniel's popularity would blow up here in the States if he joined NASCAR. If only I didn't hate NASCAR.

[@MegaDarkness5000]

If only they had an old point system that worked for over decades.

[@MACDADDY1089]

Or Indy

[@herokurogane4055]

@@MegaDarkness5000 which it did. Until 2004.

[@MegaDarkness5000]

@@herokurogane4055 I know, I'm just being bitter.

[@herokurogane4055]

@@MegaDarkness5000 Imagine using a playoff format for motorsports 😭

[@nissan300ztt]

Danny ended his career when he left Red Bull initially. Period.

[@formula2tom225]

his talent is smiling,

[@mischavanasperen3063]

@@formula2tom225 And there's his problem; it should be driving.

[@davidvalencia129]

Nah he was class at renault!

[@ivanquellobelloxd6940]

clearly a post 2021 fan. ricciardo peaked right after redbull in that year in renault.

[@aberamagold7509]

He was doing quite well at Renault.

[@danielaguiar7756]

I want Franco to get a seat for one very simple and silly reason: remembering the rookies would be as easy as ABCD (Antonelli, Bearman, Collapinto, Doohan) Yes, we’re expecting Liam Lawson but that doesn’t fit

[@guybunchofnumbers123]

Ciam Cawlson

[@runnerman1424]

iirc Sainz has it in his Williams contract that if a bigger team wants to sign him Williams are powerless to stop him from signing so Colapinto might have a seat for 2027 at the earliest I'd say. The good thing is that Colapinto can return to F2 next year.

[@misterdeefour]

Antoneli, Bearman, Bortoleto, Colapinto, Doohan (ABBCD) Is that impossible, Yeah But it would be cool

[@marcosulla]

Bortoleto and brasil deserves a spot in f1 just as argentina

[@Caramelulllll]

@@marcosulla They will most probably both be on the grid come 2026, but one of them is for sure going to be at Sauber next season, and it’ll probably be Colapinto if he manages to continue doing miracles in that Williams, hoping for Bortoleto to win that F2 championship too 🙏

[@dandandaniela]

Helmut was so quick to put 100% of the blame on Checo, he dismissed him so many times, he really said my racism comes first before the development of the team 🙃

[@summersoldier1003]

what. dude drove into a ferarri how long would we be punished for doing that.

[@valerierodger]

Even though the stewards called it racing incident, Helmut would not be wrong in blaming Checo for it - Checo would’ve known that Carlos would be following the racing line and therefore moving towards him, Checo was behind therefore could clearly see that Carlos was moving towards him, and rather than do what is best for the team and bring the car home with a decent haul of points, he decided to play chicken and lost

[@Valkyrien04]

I have been screaming this about Checo for nearly a year now. Whenever we get a race where driver performance matters more than car performance Checo shoots up the rankings, he gains like 5 places on his usual performance if the track gets wet, has for the past two seasons. Which to me screams "the car is a shitbox, the driver is fine" and led me to believe Max was actually too good and hiding real issues with RB's entire design. RB finally got to the point where Max can't compensate for the car being pushed faster but more unstable and they're going to suffer HARD for it.

[@JulmustensV8]

I do believe that Redbull has had some issues that Checo has struggled with more than Max, but i also just cant excuse that into how he's performed since 2022. Issues or not he's simply not been good enough or justified keeping the seat. I 100% Checo is a great driver and good enough for atleast being a midfield teamleader. But he's just not been good enough for Redbull

[@bloodzkull]

​@@JulmustensV8this. The last race is also a great example of checo.not being good enough. He placed is car in a ridiculous spot and cost himself second or third. For a rookie I would understand, for someone of checo's experience, there is zero excuse

[@Fiasco3]

Nah, the car departed/moved away from Newey design, and hasn't received any working upgrades for months. Now Max is frustrated because the car has lost handling and balance, with no speed gain.

[@ChuyR.]

@@JulmustensV82022 is the year they struggled with Ferrari the first part of the year, you are being unfair, remember Imola? Max and Checo drove into the distance while Charles crashed to a barrier, like a dog fight of two Two modern F35s defeating an old/outdated early 80s Mig.

[@baddas380]

This 100%!!!

[@GeezrPlays]

By how close they tend to fall within each other, it seems both Yuki and Daniel are getting the most out of the car. Yuki has been better at qualifying and Daniel is more consistent in the race. Both are failed by the car and strategy.

[@seanfrench3157]

If VCARB can improve the car Yuki gets points Daniel might. 11 to 6 qualifying my dude.

[@justinmather6673]

Precisely!

[@haadiahmed3056]

Exactly! Daniel’s rise in form begun in Canada and you saw what he did there. After the upgrade, both drivers have struggled to get points and I’d argue that Ricciardo’s point deficit wouldn’t be that much if vcarb found out how to upgrade their car and didn’t get Ferraris strategists

[@daeland]

RedBull did Checo so dirty, he deserves better, I knew the team didn’t support him like they should have, but the fact they straight up ignored their driver is a huge insult tf

[@simonmiller5118]

Why does he deserve better? He is terrible.

[@jakepearce7776]

The more and more I hear from this situation, the more and more I'm beginning to hate Red Bull as an entity. It's funny how the turn tables...

[@LawVS]

Yeah...if the solution to Checo's woes were RIGHT THERE and the team did nothing about it...they ruined his reputation at the cost of team glory.

[@siloPIRATE]

I disliked them as an entity years ago

[@Meeko2689]

Why blame redbull? The fact that Daniel is not able to get a sit outside the junior redbull team says a lot about his current form.

[@kyperactive]

@@Meeko2689 Thats moronic. He wants to win, and thats unlikely with the other options on display. Why would Ferrari want him? They are very confident in their choices. Why would Mclaren want him again? Oscar is that guy over there and they kicked him out not too lonf ago, makes no sense. And all the other teams would at best be slightly better, but unlikely to pick him, and he wouldnt want to pick them. Just makes no sense for a hungry driver.

[@demonbox7780]

@@kyperactive see that's the point he isn't good enough for any of the top team to want him, despite how much media (and sponsors) he can bring with him. I have nothing against him, I actually like him as a person (like most do I'd say), but he's never been anything special, he wasn't a Hamilton, an Alonso and heck not even a Vettel, he's a pilot on paar with Perez and other in the midfield, the kind of pilot that given a winning car that suits them... can win races.

[@nottherealmc9533]

12:56 I love how he completly forgot about Nyck DeVries

[@kenta03]

I was about to say that! Aw man you beat me to it.

[@CreamAle]

I mean... I had forgotten also.

[@SaintEve1105]

Who?

[@mischavanasperen3063]

He didn't. He was talking about the controversies and (financial) catastrophes, not so much drivers who where just performing badly.

[@TMcKeon408]

Who dat?

[@miczuu92]

That means one thing. Max won a lot of races in messed up car. This guy is a maschine.

[@_JimS]

Michael Schumacher did the same thing, and his teammates were also treated in the same manner.

[@wolfie54321]

One of the reasons I wanted to see Daniel at RB was that I think his driving style benefits from the same setup of car as Max. A car that's "messed up" in a certain way might not be a problem for Max, but messed up in a different way is a problem.

[@CCA2020]

Danny didn’t do enough but VCARB are so bad at strategies it’s ridiculous that no one’s talking about it because they are so forgettable Also I don’t think Checo deserves that Red Bull seat just because he’s had one good race in a long time

[@LawVS]

Absolutely. Not even Yuki can do much at the moment with that car.

[@pamgandolfi2888]

Absolutely agree.

[@_GuestFive]

Get Colapinto and Hadjar and that RB and Lawson in the Red Bull

[@boxer5755]

every time vcarb gets a strategy right they seem to bottle the other drivers strategy too, so either way someone on the team loses

[@manykiller3606]

Did You watch the video? I think the zero-stop VCARB tried was stupid, but checo got 2nd on the WDC last year with a faulty car...

[@SuperMarkizas]

If this is true, then I must apologise to Perez, I have written him off, thinking that he is a bad performer.

[@JasonAtlas]

My friends and I have called him the q1 demon for the past few years. I feel a little bad for how bad we were. Q1 demon was an ironic name in case it wasn't obvious.

[@NemXX2]

Yeah and what of last year when he also performed terribly after the beginning? Perez is terrible. He either doesn't have the pace or crashes the car.

[@robertribic6599]

That was the main reason they didn't replace Perez after the summer break, they knew he was a true reflection of the car's performance. If they had brought in another driver, it likely would have made things worse and exposed the car's weaknesses even more. Now that Max is experiencing similar issues, they have no choice but to come clean and reveal the truth.

[@bertram-raven]

Good for you. Most will not look past the press. That said, learn the life-lesson and look closer at the whole story now and in the future.

[@tarikviaer-mcclymont5762]

​@NemXX2 it is clear that Max had an enhanced vehicle

[@seekhearts]

is daniel safe? hell no. even as an aussie whod love to have 3 aussie drivers next year, its a shame he hasn't been able to produce what he needs to. but then, is yuki safe? maybe a safer bet? but on a 1million base contract, probably safe, but easy to remove. Is liam safe? no, he's promised a seat, but only through a contract that allows him to look for another team if not given a race seat. tbh its chaos. Redbull and RB have become the silly season themselves. RB needs stability to push its image and team following like you said its failed to do. DAYTONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@chancho915]

Danny in Nascar would be fun. Honestly, I think regardless of what he does, his personality will make him successful in almost any endeavor.

[@bertram-raven]

Sharks smile a lot, too. It does not make them a good team-mate. Just because DR is a USA Weebo does not mean he will fair well there.

[@calussy8040]

Honestly I think he will just take a season out like he intended to do last year, become Red Bull reserve driver for the whole season. If there isn't any space in that team for 26 then he will go elsewhere.

[@yankeeezilla403]

The video should be about how Checo has been driving around with one leg since last year!!! The British f1 bias have been the sole reason for the decimation of Checo’s legacy

[@11bravocrunchie22]

I’ve been saying that it was the car, not Checo ever since his mid season slump in 2023. Wait…that happened *after Barcelona!*

[@countersteer713]

I know it’s frustrating for Perez. They hired him for his experience, but when he gives his feedback (which they pay him millions for) they think he suddenly forgets what he’s talking about? One of the oldest on the grid, been racing for decades, but he doesn’t know what a car is supposed to drive like. 😂 if max Verstappen is the only person that can drive your car, it needs work

[@jbrizzle4725]

Let's be real, they hired him for his money...

[@ahiyanali7231]

I really want him to go for the triple crown as it would restore his damaged reputation

[@O530CarrisPT_C2]

WEC? Porsche should be his place. IndyCar? Maybe Penske.

[@Jalreal]

Yes!!

[@pamgandolfi2888]

So sad for Daniel. The first half of the season he was hindered by his floor….he kept saying it wasn’t right and when they finally did change it, he started beating Yuki. Again, since that floor change, Daniel has been the better driver with race pace, but strategy has been REALLY bad. Nothing going his way this season.

[@xxczerxx]

I feel Yuki has been screwed several times in the last few races though

[@MarcoVerma]

@@xxczerxxdefinitely not as much as ric

[@davidkelley751]

Gotta also remember all the times Yuki or Daniel had to retire due to stroll.

[@patak63gaming]

@@xxczerxxclassic DR fans, literally anyone’s fault but his…. He has not been better than Yuki since the floor change but keep telling yourself that

[@JohnnyJailBait]

@@patak63gamingsince Canada yuki has beaten Ricciardo twice… out of 9 races….. If they were in the quickest cars, for the past 9 races finishing 1st or 2nd, including yuki 2 dnf, Ricciardo winning 7 races coming 2nd in 2 races (beating yuki 7 out of the 9 past races) Ricciardo would have 211 points. Yuki would have 2 wins 5 2nd places and 2 dnfs yuki would have 140 points… cope Fuk head your comment is like a average yuki Raceday, a big fat L

[@hisham_hm]

Red Bull should have never been allowed to own a second team in the first place.

[@rudy5832]

Totally agree

[@jenniferkightlinger5193]

Honestly this is probably a decent time for DR to move on - ugh I’ll miss him - Red Bull and VCARB are a hot, hot mess. Good luck Liam - you’re gonna need it ✌🏻

[@raceboy1971]

Checo's sudden loss of pace had nothing to do with the floor. It had to do with the asymmetrical braking system. People I trust have told me Checo never had it and he didn't even know it existed. The entire car was designed around that system. The MOMENT that system had to be removed from the car, SURPRISE! Checo right back on form. Now, that still means they let Checo be dragged through mud destroying his confidence and almost career. That's why I hate Red Bull and how they have let Max basically run the team for himself churning through any 2nd driver. What they've allowed Checo tongo through to stroke Max's ego is just evil.

[@erickrasniewski567]

So Max getting P2 in Zandervott on the old floor was because as asasymetrical breaking right

[@tgc281]

It sure does seem that way huh if we are deductive about it, it all lines up nice and tighty

[@tgc281]

@@erickrasniewski567the car is still good 2nd or third fastest. Hell perez was on for a p2 before that crash just last weekend.

[@johart309]

what connection to RBR have these 'people you trust'?

[@rafaelborrego36]

Exacly, just look Baku 23… Max could not pass him in 40 laps and then in Miami pases him for 20 seconds…. So sad for tha bad media that has put Checo a Dani down

[@formula2tom225]

danny ric has the best PR team in sports....never has there been so much talk about a driver with 8 wins, you'd think it was 8 titles...

[@Exequor1]

welcome to netflix era of fans.

[@brinta2868]

But 8 race wins is pretty significant in today's driver lineup. Hamilton, Verstappen, and Alonso have far more but then it's Bottas in 4th place with 10 wins (result of five years in the best car of the field) and Ricciardo in 5th with 8 wins. I was really rooting for Ricciardo when he returned to AlphaTauri, but sadly he seems unable to regainhis mojo.

[@PC_Ringo]

In the context of when he has raced, where three drivers have won a combined 14 titles, sadly, 8 wins is actually a thing.

[@mikespearwood3914]

8 wins when never being in the dominant car on the grid! Not as lucky as others such as Bottas or Perez.

[@AilinOGriobhtha]

It's almost like he's inherently likeable and the kind of people who win 8 championships are generally dry miserable dickheads...

[@angeliner59]

Red Bull are messing with Liam Lawson something shocking! First his fate was going to be decided Baku than it became Singapore and now Austin. He should walk away!

[@hamishalleyn7301]

please cover the stake rookie seat situation would love that video!

[@shonen84]

I sensed for a long time that Checo is the real benchmark of performance for Red Bull. Max has always been an outlier. In 2023 in an extreme positive sense, and now in a more negative direction. It’s a consolation Red Bull internally admitted this (Checo is still at RB) and externally, through the press.

[@alexchan3287]

Any rational reasoning would not arrive at dropping Daniel. It was clear that even Max would not make miracle with a messed up car. It was clear that Checo had not been competitive because the car is flawed. So why would anyone expect Daniel to make miracle in the worst car on the grid? I don't see Yuki's existing contract absolutely guarantees his stay given RedBull's history, while Liam had never displayed any superiority in talent over Yuki in his races, contrasted with Daniel's reliability in converting opportunities into real championship points. It's even more questionable in Liam's ability of giving feedback if he had been the simulator driver behind the development of "downgrades" of the VCARB car. The major reason of RB losing its constructor championship this season had been Helmut's constant BSes on Checo. Why can't he just disappear from the sport.

[@krisby1]

Um, Liam beat Tsunoda 4 to 1 last year, he also had more fastest lap times between them in the race. I would say that is superiority for a rookie over an existing driver.

[@valerierodger]

“It was clear that Checo had not been competitive because the car is flawed.” But last year it was still the most dominant car in F1 history and he couldn’t be competitive in it. Red Bull would more likely be much better off putting Daniel in that seat because Daniel and Max have similar driving styles and like the same type of car. And that’s why both of them also struggle with understeer - whereas Perez has a driving style that works well with understeer, which is why whenever Red Bull has had understeer he can compete with Max.

[@charlesjmouse]

As a general rule it really ticks me off when older drivers are expected to bugger off simply to make way for 'young blood' - awful! (Hey! F1 teams... how about allowing a few more teams in to your short-sighted selfish club so there can be more drivers?) Having said that any driver's position should be about potential, and on that front I'm afraid I'd pick Liam over Dan any day of the week. What about Checo!?! I admit I'm a bit biased in his favor - I do wonder if his and Max's relative performance last time out (crashes aside) might reveal there was more to Checo's issues than meets the eye... ...no idiot conspiracy theory about hobbling drivers (eh, Lewis?) or other silly shenanigans no sane person would really take part in. I wonder if RB has been struggling with an increasingly undrivable car in exchange for outright pace for a long while that because of his prodigious talent Max has been coping with. Now it's gotten beyond even Max to drive they've had to take a sideways step to a car that is actually drivable by mere mortals in exchange for not keeping up with the general pace of development. So now Checo doesn't look like quite such a donkey. Maybe such a car is the reason they haven't been prepared to give Yuki or Dan a shot, or bring in another outside driver? It would at least be a reasonable explanation as to why Horner has been backing Checo, seemingly against all evidence - I'd rather he was doing so because he understood the extenuating circumstances rather than other options. Sorry, a much longer comment than I intended, and pretty much what you said oh wise one - I guess time will tell.

[@JulesBrunoJjBaggy]

Ricciardo has been a bum for years

[@deliacordero110]

4:45 the thing is, he did adapt to things! at the start of the season, he was talking about how he basically adopted Max's set up and drove the car in Max's driving style! and it did work out, until Miami. when things started to go seriously wrong with the development that not even Max was comfortable with driving the rb20 anymore. so yeah, last year he was trying to makes things work his way, but this year he did things Max's way, and that's when the issues became more prominent. I'm just saying that he did what was asked of him, kept his head down, and now red bull are at risk of even losing the driver's championship. I'm not having any sympathy for Christian or the team that ignored the problems and had time of fixing things before they got to the point they're at right now

[@azamat19]

Its relieve to see the things about checo coming out now which i was assuming before. Dude is a very necessary capable driver.

[@joaopprb]

Horner doomed redbull for not leaving this year

[@HabitualLine-Stepper]

Money Badger gorged himself on those pristine €500 notes from Renault...and he's never been the same since.

[@norikiikuta9035]

Checo was driving the car did not suit him, that is all....... he is not a bad driver, like what Red Bull makes him out to be.......

[@davidingmire4070]

My guess is Daniel will do one of two things. He’ll either take Coulthard’s roll as demonstration driver and Red Bull spokesperson, or he will move into broadcasting. He could even do some Indy car broadcasts like Danica does. He will never be a successful F1 driver again, but he can have a wonderful happy life using his worldwide popularity. As a former 30 year fan of Napcar, he’d hate what that has become.

[@ChuyR.]

yeah, i think this is what he will do, without leaving Redbull's hand of course, in Mountain bike Downhill racing Rob Warner was a similar case, he is now the best commentator any Mountain biking discipline has ever had.

[@huh4206]

he's not doing either

[@seph9980]

the thing with Lawson and rookie drivers is that nowadays, "trial by fire" seems to work best. That means, Lawson should go to red bull instead.

[@justgary2471]

vcarb is a shitshow..... along w/ our friends at kick.

[@jett704]

We've basically wasted an entire season of Liam Lawson's career just to prove Daniel Ricciardo can offer nothing anymore

[@aberamagold7509]

Sadly, you're right

[@Samreidsherwin1991]

Soundly beaten Tsunoda in the last half of this season btw

[@LiamJM10]

​@@Samreidsherwin1991Is it soundly though? Including two DNFs that weren't his fault and an engine penalty back of grid start is mad statpadding. Tsunoda has had a horrible run of form since Canada, largely not his own fault, yet he still has more points finishes in that pre-Canada stint when things were going well than Daniel has SINCE HE RETURNED full stop. He's got over double Daniel's points, and nearly 3x as many points finishes. But at least you've got a couple of H2Hs thanks to DNFs and engine pens.

[@jett704]

@@aberamagold7509 Sadly I agree

[@Samreidsherwin1991]

@@LiamJM10 first of all both those DNFs could have been avoided. The latest with stroll was majority yukis fault. The reason he needed an engine penalty in spa was because he crashed again in Hungary quali. Which he was very lucky not to start in the pit lane. Also crashed in Canada He obviously scored the points when the car was competitive whilst Ricciardo had the damages chassis. Mad stat picking… more like reality

[@danicameowsyou]

If Lawson ends up being in VCARB, and Tsunoda manages to beat him as well, it will be an interesting 2025/2026 silly season

[@rickybuhl3176]

The US fans really aren't gonna appreciate how quickly we took to Colapinto, me thinks. There's plenty of channels that think we're anti-US drivers in the first place. I've suggested that they send someone who is a racing driver with a personality and not a walking sponsor spokesman but it does seem to be indoctrinated in to the majority of them. Andretti did well with fans, imo, because he had some talent and wasn't simping for his oil/tyre/wheel/water bottle supplier at every opportunity but gave relatable interviews and let us know he had a personality. We don't know these people, they kinda need to show us the heart and person they are, not stand there pointing to every name on their racing suit. I know I'm probably wrong, I usually am but it's still how I feel on the subject..

[@connorappleton1945]

Ricciardo went from doing double overtakes on the main straight in Baku to getting double overtaked on the main straight

[@ОттоГагеншплянген]

Daniel is not washed. He is cooked

[@AKACitizan101]

Daniel Ricciardo should put a suit on and go into F1 administration. Give him a few years - he could be running the joint.

[@TrevorLeslie-b1m]

Ricciardo should put a clown suit on ,and run off to the circus

[@Eagleracer38x]

Yeah, how many teams were not listen to their drivers when the drivers have said there is an issue with the car? Red Bull, Mercedes, Alpine, Haas, Ferrari... I mean, if you aren't going to listen to the best drivers in the world, why not a bunch of pay to drive drivers. McLaren was trying to go for a concept they wanted, drivers that would work within that concept, and listened to the drivers they had at the time.

[@matthewsurabian3410]

Keep forgetting that Ricciardo is on the grid

[@5cinthya05]

Ya he’s been outshined by the rookies and McLaren

[@LeTon75]

Dani Rick's has been riding the wave of his charismatic personality for years now in F1, let the States have him they'll lap up and laugh at his Aussie charm. I'd rather see a young and talented driver in his place personally. He's good for Netflix but not F1

[@lightninglev6626]

It’s a real shame that this is how Ricciardo’s career will end. I believe we all hoped a dream return to Red Bull would happen but with Checo’s bad performance being condemned by the team and Lawson being a guarantee for VCARB next year it is unlikely DR will return It really is RB or nothing.

[@NewtypeCommander]

Here's a video I would like to see at some point: what would the Andretti-Cadillac driver lineup look like? Now it should be noted that Michael Andretti has stated he would like, "at least one American with F1 experience." As it stands there are a few possibilities, such as Aston-Martin F2 driver Jak Crawford or maybe a revitalized Logan Sargeant. Colton Herta could also be considered as he is only a single point away from the super license (I will acknowledge that there are a few other things he needs to do in order to fully earn the super license, but he has shown he is capable).

[@RockSolitude]

Why not Kyle Kirkwood? Colton has pace but that's probably the only thing. He won't be a good rookie.

[@doghat1619]

Colapinto is an obvious choice, he's an exceptional driver with a lot of financial support behind him and he is (south) American.

[@NewtypeCommander]

@@RockSolitude Kyle Kirkwood would also be a good choice, but I don't think he has the necessary super license points at the moment.

[@NewtypeCommander]

@@doghat1619 Colapinto would be a good choice, though given Michael's statement and reading between the lines on his intentions, he probably wants two USA drivers. Whether or not that would be feasible is up for debate.

[@dandandaniela]

Ricardo should have left F1 a while ago, Lawson could have grown so much in the seasons Riccardo stole from him, just from being Horner protected

[@TheMissiIe]

I can see Daniel guest starring in some Redbull car stunts/showcases

[@CarimboHanky]

danny ric is taking a spot of the rookie at that junior team. he should have gone to i dont know, haas or williams, maybe alpine. lawson deserved that seat and he proved it in a very short time.

[@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158]

Getting young driver is risky move that can pay off in longer therms. Keeping older driver that lost his mojo is just sad to watch and has no benefit other than providing false sense of stability. Ricciardo and Magnussen are pretty much goners, Perez is on that path, while I expect that Hamilton, Alonso and Hulkenberg will likely be out by the end of 2026. If they stick any longer that that, it would be bad for sport.

[@conquesttsi88]

I feel bad for Danny who doesn’t like that guy. As for Checo, i have been saying that there was something wrong with his car for over a year now. That car acts funny for Checo only. Hoping the car gets fixed and Checo can show his true pace.

[@Otroroboto]

🙋‍♂️ He’s a pandering try hard. If he put in half as much effort towards driving that he does in getting people to like him he would have a guaranteed seat next season.

[@benc3214]

Can see Daniel doing the Bathurst 1000 in Aus Supercars, I think when he was at Renault or McLaren he mentioned it specifically. But NASCAR overall is a good shout, no chance he stays in F1 next season.

[@Jalreal]

Supercars would be cool!!

[@erickrodriguez6053]

Is all kind of funny for me tbh, im in no way a checolover but it always felt strange to me how he started to underperform all of the sudden, it was odd, like there is evidence of him beign really good given the right tools so i sas on the group that said the problem was the car, and every single hater thrived on that situation saying he was bad and he needs to go and bla bla bla, and now that horner himself accepted that rb did checo dirty all of those people are so quiet, at the end lf the day most of the pros defended checo so the opinion of a nobody behind a keyboard isnt so important but still is kinda funny

[@vgonzalez06]

Why replace checo when the car needs to be fixed , he’s a driver with experience, and brings in money? It’s not because they are afraid to take risks, it’s because there’s no reason to.

[@cebuwulfkiba2495]

Laurent Mekies acting like he’s running Minardi, then again it’s like he never left.

[@oasia9738]

Danny deserved better

[@max1999_]

Did he tho

[@Epitome_]

He got plenty of chances to prove himself let's let some new people have a chance

[@pheonixalchemist]

Man shoots self in foot, turns out that hurts.

[@kyperactive]

​@@pheonixalchemist...with the assistance of his strategy team. Like cmon bruh, the team is not helping his case 💀

[@kyperactive]

​@@Epitome_Or maybe they should fix their strategy team... how about that?

[@terminateshere]

Please do the Sauber 2nd seat bloodbath. Fighting over the least competitive 2024 car shows how much of a promotion blockage F1 has right now.

[@josegrullon024]

Ppl seem to forget that the visa cash app car is an absolute tractor. They talk about Danny being out performed as if yuki is getting podiums. Danny in Audi in a brand new regulation and team would suit him well. I honestly think that guys like Danny and Bottas are super fast in the right car. They are deserving of a spot in F1. They always show good head to head skill and tremendous sportsmanship.

[@dylanmonaghan3342]

Law I hate I live in a world that Danny won't have a seat but Stroll does....

[@motorider727]

I agree with you, I’ve always said F1 is the most unfair sport in the world and it’s because of people like stroll. I really hope things work out for DR. I actually love the combo of him and yuki on the same team

[@TheZachatree]

Checo needs the right car on the right track on the right day. Nothing changes. He still isn’t great.

[@arkangelarkangel1302]

He's still keeping his seat 😊

[@Ponchov009]

"Nothing changes"... Max is not winning. That changed 😂

[@ChuyR.]

but how can he get Redbull to exted his contract 2 more years though? thats something Checohaters have never been able to explain, there are tongue in cheak commets like "cartel money" or Checo supporting Horner during the whatsapp fiasco, but no real explanations as to why he had the leverage to reject a 1 year extention and come out with a 2 year succesfully signed extention contract...

[@workgrinit]

That Daytonaaaaaaaaa woke up my parents law THANKS

[@marksanyal]

There's a reason he's on a ladder in his attic

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

They were in the next town too! 😂😂😂

[@zexalcommander7036]

I was impressed Then I remembered this man was the voice of DBZA Goku, including the screams

[@shock7496]

Saddest part is, the damage is done, a lot of people, specialy on the europen side will keep bashing at Checo He's gotta win all of that back, and like hell RB gonna let him, the moment things stabilize (if ever) they'll chuck him under the bus again as soon as something comes up, or again, the Verstapen camp won't allow him to race At this point RB will just keep him at the end of his contract as a "thank you and we sowwy" and never look back

[@desshinnick9365]

The drivers I wanted in F1 at the beginning of the year are; Liam Lawson Kimi Antonelli Franco Colapinto* Gabriel Bortoleto* Theo Pourchaire Abi Pulling* (Not Hadjar* unless he can get in control of his emotions - he would be a danger to the field) I honestly did not think Jack Doohan would get a seat, I thought they'd pass him by. Its awesome to see him there. * I was hoping for these for 2026. The way it's going 4 of them could be on the grid next year. I'm most excited by Gabriel Bortoleto and Abi Pulling.

[@lorenvalentyn5192]

I am loving the rookies that have been in F1 recently. Their interviews are so fresh and awesome. ❤. My opinion is that Latifi, Mazepin, Schumacher, Zhou and Sargent have made teams shy to signing a rookie. Lets hope that Colapinto and Bearman have changed their minds. There are mid drivers that should not be on the grid.

[@valerierodger]

Those drivers have not made teams shy to signing a rookie Latifi, Mazepin, and Zhou were pay drivers. Zhou has actually performed better than expected and would make a solid midfield driver as would Schumacher. Sargent was brought up before he was ready, but he’s the closest of that list that might make teams wary of signing a rookie. Meanwhile, you seem to be completely forgetting about Piastri. By the end of last year, any team would happily signed either Norris or Piastri in a heartbeat. They don’t need Colapinto or Bearman to change their minds. There’s a lot more to bringing in a rookie than just being willing to take a chance on a rookie - after all, they can be evaluated through testing, which we see a lot of - the most promising drivers tend to be affiliated with F1 teams already, and have the accompanying contractual obligations. And there are sponsorship considerations. McLaren was willing to spend millions of dollars buying out Ricciardo in order to snag Piastri from Alpine, but you don’t often see a talent like that, sitting on the sidelines and suddenly becoming a free agent, and not many teams would have the sort of risk versus reward calculation and financial ability to make the move that McLaren did. When you are a midfield team trying to work your way up the grid, you need more than just a fast driver, you need the experience and ability to help the engineers develop the car. And because you don’t have the budget of the big teams, you’re also going to look at the sponsorships and marketability of the driver you have versus an F2 driver who is relatively unknown to the public. (Make absolutely no mistake, regardless of what you think of Checo’s talent, he wouldn’t have made it into F1 without his sponsors, he wouldn’t have been able to stay in F1 as long as he has without his sponsors, and he wouldn’t be in that Red Bull seat if it weren’t for both his sponsors and his marketability - Red Bull is, after all, an energy drink company, they sell more Checo merch than Max merch in NA, Checo helps their energy drink sales in NA, and when they get rid of him, they will absolutely take a hit in that market).

[@CraftageNate]

Daniel should 100% join Trackhouse or RCR for a year to try it out.

[@Matt04108]

Trackhouse will have too many drivers in 2026, with Zilisch likely having proven himself in Xfinity and only allowed to have 3 charters for 4 drivers.

[@TheFinalMeowntdown]

Colapinto, Bearman, Lawson, Piastri… very bright future. And Bortoleto and Antonelli, but they’re still unknown quantities as far as performing in F1 with all the complexities involved.

[@gosaad01]

Latin American media has been saying that the car was developed to suit Max, and in a way it is true as they didn't listen to Checo's feedback but the European bias in the media dragged Checo through the mud and peddled insane conspiracy theories, glad to be vindicated. Now that they're listening to both drivers they'll regain performance. And sadly for Ricciardo he failed hard to do what Norris did to him, that was the only way for him to have been promoted.

[@valerierodger]

It’s only natural that any car is going to be developed according to the feedback of the faster driver. That is how you get the maximum performance out of a car.

[@chipsawdust5816]

I had to mute "Daytonaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!"

[@timothysperisen2088]

Fun fact: both in F1 and in Motogp the same has happened with dominating teams powered by Honda. In Motogp with Marquez particularly after 2020 and in F1 with RBR (after all it is still a Honda engine) now... seems that despite all computer data assistance, there is still that human element which can both help and not help the whole direction of a team. One human element too souvereign can blind a whole team and set it back for a long time.

[@Txm_Dxr_Bxss]

In my opinion Perez as well as Ricciardo had their time at the top and are not really performing at their maximum potential anymore. They should both make space for fresh drivers. Same goes for Bottas.

[@Kaisarion1998]

we really need an 11th team, so that there is room for more rookies, since we now have colapinto, lawson and borteleto all competing for the 2nd sauber seat, (or just 2 if lawson gets the rb seat)

[@theindiandorks]

As a former Florida resident....... Please don't do that Daytona thing again please

[@johart309]

*as a current earth resident

[@theindiandorks]

@@johart309 what are you trying to say?

[@johart309]

@@theindiandorks that the general consensus is Law shouldn't sing anymore?

[@cflight20]

That Daytona hold was angelic asf😭😭

[@TurfzyRL]

Daniel would be good in the red bull because it’s the only car where his driving style really works (assuming red bull fix the issues with their car) but he’s not exactly earned the right to drive it. Probably due to a mixture of bad luck and inconsistent performances

[@calussy8040]

The inconsistent performance has been down to poor strategy, something that's out of his hand. In my eyes after he received a new floor in China he has shown Yuki up in race pace and they have been fairly equal in terms of qualifying, but it's just not been enough for Red Bull to sacrifice all of Perez's sponsor money for a better driver.

[@TurfzyRL]

@@calussy8040 especially recently the strategy has been mind bogglingly bad. surprised hes been able to finish as high up as he has. monza was also just quite unlucky

[@TurfzyRL]

@@calussy8040 and the early pit stop at hungary LOL

[@calussy8040]

@@TurfzyRL yep, Monza the strategy was actually good for once, but the penalties just screwed him.

[@hoverpilder1905]

RBR ignoring Checo is nothing new. He's been treated like an unwanted house guest since 2021. Hugh Bird just treats him with Contempt. I wish he doesn't come back to work with Checo... ever.

[@justinthaim8879]

How long do we have to keep pretending that Max's dominance wasn't the result of asymmetric braking?!

[@mxchael_0385]

It wasn't lol, because perez would have the same system.... infact ferrari had a similar system in 2023 and they were mid.

[@vishalsreenivasa4324]

It genuinely scares me how stupid people like you are in real life… ufff

[@jeanmakita3839]

​@@mxchael_0385 I haven't seen any evidence Ferrari had it, and checo was doing great last year until the car suddenly went away from him. It's more believable that he had it, and then they removed it at some point

[@mxchael_0385]

@jeanmakita3839 well you need to be more factual. Teams jump on eaachither for cheating or even bending rules. Look at cost cap, ferrari engine/ fuel mods, DAS and the flexi wing drama. Nobody was going crazy about this situation becasue it was multiple teams and not as serious as you want to allude. You also need a timeframe, because the redbull has been a very good car for a while now up until maybe Spain this year. So when did the syetm get put in and taken out. Late 2020 - early 2024?

[@ChuyR.]

@@mxchael_0385 imo it was put away from Checo's car when his decline started this year, most rumors are in the idea that the FiA told to Redbull that they had till summer break to take it out, so it makes sense that they took it away from Checo's car right away to look for a solution in the meantime Max would have till summer break to make a intimidating lead over the grid. Does this make sense? not necesarily, but we are in a sport in which in 2021 team principals were negotiating race penalties during the races on live TV. is not too far fetched that there are leveraging items between the teams and the FiA to let the teams negotiate to do whatever they want.

[@robertthorne3429]

Go win the Indy500 Go win Le Man Become a triple crown legend

[@ibzilla007]

This is not limited to F1. Tom Brady the GOAT was talking about how in the early 2000s he did expect to play in his rookie year. Meanwhile today, Bryce Young, the top pick just a year ago is already being benched. Fans have no patience for youth development and with social media they can pressure management to make rash decisions which is why RB staying with Checo (despite the army at the gates demanding his removal) is more impressive in this day and age.

[@bertram-raven]

You missed that all of Yuki's poor results after the summer break have been due to other drivers crashing into him (they mostly received sanctions for this) and so meaning extra pit stops or running with damaged aero. Meanwhile, DR has just run around the track and not tried to race. At least Yuki is giving it a go.

[@wjack89]

If I’m Lawson I’m doing everything to get away from this cesspool of an organization . They’ve held him out of a seat for 2 years and prioritized a wash driver with a nice smile. They’ve hindered both the RB and VCAB cars at the will of 1 great driver- hindering the other 3. They’ve hindered Yuki’s hopes of ever advancing to the RB seat or any other seat on the grid after his time is up. They allowed the members of the team as well as the media world and fan base to denigrate Checo knowing that they ruined his car. This organization is absolutely disgusting and needs an independent audit and investigation

[@Enderslayer2910]

I don’t think it’s unlikely they sign him as a reserve driver again. So if Perez flounders next year, they can just chuck Daniel in the seat for the rest of the season or maybe promoting one of the VCARB drivers and chucking Daniel back in the second team.

[@Ponchov009]

Let it go, Ricciardo will not drive for RB and he will not be wdc. Let it go, its not healthy.

[@dandandaniela]

Danny Ric fans live in a different reality, pls move on

[@Gopher31]

We shouldn’t get ahead ourselves in what could be an outlier race. Singapore will be interesting. We’ll see if Perez continues to do well vs Verstappen.

[@CodeEleven_86]

Yeah, really can't wait how things will go on Singapore

[@Ch3mG33k]

Just taking Horner’s comments at face value is completely laughable. We know that part of the reason why Checo has been stable in his position at Red Bull is because he is loyal to Horner. Horner coming out now and saying that the car has been bad to begin with, and that’s the reason why Checo was under performing is a joke. And just taking this at face value is frankly embarrassing.

[@SuperMarkizas]

Oh, Grand Tour, such a bittersweet ending, such a great episode, beyond heartbreaking it's the last one.

[@Lianpe98]

These rookies also show that F2 results are completely meaningless for F1.

[@NA597]

Guenther and Riccardo should do an F1 podcast from every race, that would be a hit

[@motelghost477]

Ricciardo should go to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship then he can drive at Daytona AND Sebring.

[@rubencruz5229]

nope, Checo was right because he had a car that was a normal car, max had the RB with asymmetric braking, hence why he was winning so much and there was such a difference between the 2 drivers. and for those who say max wasnt using this, it cannot be a coincidence that as soon as this was banned, max forgot how to drive. just like how Checo never forgot how to drive, it was just a crap car. all these Checo haters man, not only that but wanting to put DR instead on the RB, hes not even doing well in the junior team.

[@DavidLopez-ep6tv]

just like RB gave Vettel a tricked out KERS but not to Webber -- everyone said those two cars sounded so different

[@rubencruz5229]

@@DavidLopez-ep6tv I sadly didnt watch f1 back then but i know man, Webber wasnt treated the same as Vettel.

[@ugotdestroyed4227]

9:50 Daniel has no bragging rights at all with tsunoda nearly having double his points.

[@Samreidsherwin1991]

8-8 head to head 8-1 in the last 9 races 2-1 sprints Ricciardo is beating Tsunoda. Points are not available anymore

[@lightninglev6626]

Well I guess if you put into account Yuki got lucky in Australia bagging 6pts he was never gonna get had the 3 DNF’s happened. It would bring him to 16pts.

[@Samreidsherwin1991]

@@lightninglev6626 let’s no forget about Hungary when he scored the points Daniel should have had

[@jmf5246]

Danny has a future in F1 on the Team side perhaps to become a principal one day. Retirement is likely and some position in the Red Bull administration.

[@cameronelliott9709]

A Principal ? He’s a immature arse clown

[@SeanF374]

Nah. He's not serious enough. He'll go to the USA.

[@ChuyR.]

Redbull will keep him as Team Ambassador thats for sure, and very likely he will jump as ambasador to other sports, not to practice them, but just to be there. Like Rob Warner, a former DH Racer, turned ambassador, then DH comentator, then overall cycling commentator. I would pay top dollar to listen Danny Ric and Rob Warner commentante on a race together, both have similar and compatible personalities.

[@ChuyR.]

they also need him, look at the round table they had with all former Redbull drivers, all have dull and boring personlities, he comanded that interview, he carried the whole thing, he balances things out in terms of Legacy Redbull drivers personalities.

[@mujtabarehman5255]

The statement does little to absolve Checo's performances. The change gave one driver a better car, perhaps the most dominant car in F1 history. Max was winning, so Red Bull was not doing anything wrong. You can't tell me that there aren't other drivers on the grid that could that performed close to Max in that car, Checo just wasn't such a driver. Max Verstappen is a human being, not a god. It's not unreasonable to expect your second driver to perform within the same universe as him. Checo was underperforming and it's a stretch to conclude anything else. It takes mental gymnastics to say that his driving bears no responsibility. Sure, should Red Bull have seen this situation coming, but in the moment they did the right thing. Why would you make a change that might slow the car for your best driver? People have impossible standards for Red Bull, or perhaps the whole grid, sometimes. If a team retains underperforming drivers, then they are stifling young drivers by not giving them a chance. If they remove them, then they are ruthless and cruel. People throw pity parties for Nyck de Vries, Logan Sargeant, and Mick Schumacher, while simultaneously complaining that their favourite rookies don't get a chance.

[@andrewntoth1]

The problem with checo is his driving style is opposite to verstappen , where ricciardo is similar (the same issue mclaren had with Ric and Nor , they have opposing styles) . I think red bull have shot themselves in the foot, trying to develop two separate cars . This is the only reason I thought Ric should be in the lead rb team , so they can develop the car specifically to Verstappen and still have a reasonable paced 2nd driver ... It's interesting the narrative change at rb with the car looking to be developed more in favour of Perez now , this could mean Verstappen is already leaving and is just yet to be announced , which is still bad news for Ricciardo due to every other driver at red bull being more similar to Perez style 🫣 . In any case , there's other reasons rb could be off the boil , with the new regulations coming up , who ever wins the constructors this year will be hampered for said reg change!!! What do you think @LawVS?

[@TeundeBoer-vd1dp]

1:40 actually one of the most accurate things ive ever heard, its like those in charge of projects are so scared to lose what they have, that they dont remember how they got there in the first place.

[@Ticklestein]

4:00 This just means Max is an even better driver than we all were already thinking.

[@SethiBybel]

No

[@Xportables]

17:28 imagine the police finding him passed out under his attic ladder and finding a bunch of foam, empty coca cola bottle and a camera with sdcard full of this