Daniel Ricciardo will stay at RB after System 1’s summer time break, Motorsport.com has discovered, with Pink Bull electing towards any driver adjustments for now.
As a part of its mid-season overview of the make-up of the Pink Bull and RB groups, senior figures – together with staff principal Christian Horner and motorsport advisor Helmut Marko – met at its Milton Keynes manufacturing unit on Monday.
Whereas high of the agenda was what to do with Sergio Perez, with Pink Bull electing to proceed with him for now, a part of its discussions concerned the RB staff as effectively.
Yuki Tsunoda had been longing for a step as much as Pink Bull however was at all times anticipated to stay the place he’s, whereas Ricciardo’s future was extra open.
The Australian has had an up-and-down begin to the 2024 season the place, regardless of some flashes of pace, he has struggled to keep up persistently robust type.
He had emerged as a candidate to be slotted in at Pink Bull if Perez was dropped, however equally there was an opportunity that he might even be dropped with fast impact and changed with Liam Lawson if there have been no indicators of progress.
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Nonetheless, with Ricciardo having appeared to show a nook on his marketing campaign and been promoted into the factors in Belgium final week, it’s understood that Pink Bull was sufficiently glad along with his efficiency to really feel there was no have to make a change for now.
RB has lengthy insisted that, whereas Ricciardo had some difficulties earlier on within the 12 months, it was essential that the staff labored exhausting to make him really feel extra comfy within the automobile.
CEO Peter Bayer advised Motorsport.com lately: “Daniel actually has helped us tremendously.
“Wanting again final 12 months when he joined the staff, he introduced a complete new vitality and spirit into the staff, and he has been extraordinarily useful in supporting Yuki. Yuki has simply said very lately that he nonetheless retains studying from Daniel.
“It is a part of our job, additionally as a mission from the shareholders, to develop drivers. And that is what we at present do.”
Ricciardo is predicted to participate in a filming day with RB at Imola on Wednesday, the place Lawson can also be set to get a run.
Talking forward of the latest double-header in Hungary and Belgium, Ricciardo made no bones of the truth that he knew his F1 future rested on delivering to his finest.
“I have never been advised something, however I’ve advised myself ‘Fucking do it’ – go quick,” he mentioned. “You bought two races to present it hell, and that is actually not even with the concept of transferring up. It is even in my flip simply making an attempt to lock one thing in for subsequent 12 months.
“So yeah, I deliberately got here into the weekend telling myself that these two races could possibly be two of crucial of my not solely season, however probably profession.
“So yeah, they have not particularly mentioned something to me. However I’ve mentioned sufficient to myself!”
