{"id":300297,"date":"2023-12-12T18:02:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300297"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:02:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:02:38","slug":"daniel-ricciardo-opens-up-on-punches-in-the-gut-after-calling-for-f1-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/racing\/f1\/daniel-ricciardo-opens-up-on-punches-in-the-gut-after-calling-for-f1-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Ricciardo opens up on ‘punches in the gut’ after calling for F1 ‘answers’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo at 2022 McLaren launch<\/h3>\n

Daniel Ricciardo’s confidence took a hit during his time at McLaren. The Aussie underperformed for the Woking-based team during a couple of disappointing seasons on the grid alongside Lando Norris, which left him searching for “answers”.<\/p>\n

Ricciardo had his contract terminated a season early despite the\u00a0eight-time Grand Prix winner insisting\u00a0he was “committed to McLaren until the end of next year\u201d. He was eventually picked up by Red Bull as a reserve driver where he sat on the sidelines for the first half of the 2023 season before\u00a0replacing Nyck de Vries at Red Bull’s sister team AlphaTauri in July.<\/p>\n

Ricciardo was filled with self-doubt before he joined Red Bull this year but his confidence picked up thanks to words of encouragement from those around the paddock.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to get some answers, just for my own peace of mind,\u201d Ricciardo told assembled media in Abu Dhabi when asked about his return to form with AlphaTauri in 2023.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would speak to some people in the paddock just in passing even, or you might bump into someone at breakfast at the hotel, and I would get some positive feedback or encouragement in terms of, \u2018I\u2019ve seen what people are saying, they think you\u2019ve forgotten how to drive.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s bulls***, you don\u2019t forget how to drive overnight\u2019 and the kind of, \u2018don\u2019t lose your confidence, you\u2019ll find your way back if you want it\u2019 \u2013 so there\u2019s definitely some positive stuff like that.<\/p>\n

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