McLaren make Daniel Ricciardo prediction as his F1 career could end in 6 races

For the first time in Formula 1 history, the grid for the coming season is exactly the same as the previous year with not one single driver change - but a repeat for 2025 is less likely with plenty of contracts set to expire and several teams looking to freshen up their line-ups. F1 Correspondent Lawrence Barretto casts his eye over those who will…

If you were lucky enough to be part of the capacity crowd at the Australian Grand Prix, you'd have been forgiven for thinking Daniel Ricciardo was still racing this season. No driver was better supported or more comprehensively mobbed than Ricciardo. Any speculation that his dire two seasons with McLaren might have dented enthusiasm for his…

Formula 1: McLaren ejected Daniel Ricciardo for his fellow Australian Oscar Piastri in 2022. An ex-F2 champion with incredible skill joined the Formula 1 grid for the 2023 season. However, it broke many people's hearts in the process. The Mcclaren team made the decision to switch guards between the Australians. Formula 1 LIVE Updates…

Daniel Ricciardo may have finally made a smart career move. The Aussie star emerged from Monday morning's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as the biggest winner after sitting back and watching his former team McLaren fall apart. The 33-year-old was last year famously sacked and replaced with fellow Aussie Oscar Piastri, who endured a nightmare…

The 2023 Formula 1 season will get underway this weekend and anticipation is building for what we all hope will be a safe and exciting campaign. Our F1 writers Phil Horton (PH), Fergal Walsh (FW), Taylor Powling (TP), Rob Kershaw (RK), Jordan Edwards (JE), Sam Tomlinson (ST) and Danielle van Wittmarschen (DVW) have opted to make predictions for the…

Move over Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris is now the best Brit in Formula 1. That's according to McLaren team principal Andrea Stella, who agreed that the Bristol-born superstar was F1's best driver not called Max Verstappen last season. Eventual back-to-back title winner Verstappen broke a number of records during his second championship, including…

Daniel Ricciardo has revealed a private chat with Michael Schumacher in his second season in F1 was one of his formative memories as an F1 driver. Schumacher is one of the greatest drivers in F1 history, sitting side-by-side with Lewis Hamilton on a record seven world championships. Watch Every Practice, Qualifying & Race of the 2023 FIA Formula…

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted a private conversation with Michael Schumacher was one of the biggest moments of his F1 career. The former McLaren star said the seven-time champion congratulated him after the pair battled for points at the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix. Ricciardo defended against the Mercedes driver in the closing stages to hold on to…

Daniel Ricciardo recalled his epic on-track battle with F1 legend Michael Schumacher at the 2012 Japanese GP. The Australian managed to defend against the seven-time world champion in the closing stages of the race, finishing 10th to take home one point. Daniel Ricciardo and Michael Schumacher are both currently not in the sport, with the former…

Formula 1's 2022'silly season' certainly lived up to its name - much of it unwittingly sparked by Sebastian Vettel. The 35-year-old German was something of a firebrand at one time, but has mellowed considerably now he is a father of three and an activist for social and environmental causes. All he did was decide the end of 2022 was the time for him…

Red Bull has officially announced Daniel Ricciardo's return to its fold in a'third driver' role for the 2023 Formula 1 season. Ricciardo's return to Red Bull was all but confirmed during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend, when first Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko suggested the deal was done and then Ricciardo himself said it just required…

Fan favourite Daniel Ricciardo potentially has just two races left in his Formula 1 career, as the Australian prepares for his 2023 sabbatical. With the last two years having been a struggle for the Aussie, the 33-year-old has decided that a year out of full-time racing is what is best for him, in order to hopefully come back even stronger than…

Daniel Ricciardo knows there's the possibility that these two final Formula One races on the 2022 calendar could be his final ones of his career if his gamble of waiting for a'24 seat doesn't pan out. The Australian driver's McLaren contract ended a year early after the Woking-based team brought on Oscar Piastri as his replacement. And although the…

Daniel Ricciardo admits that he may be entering the final two races of his Formula 1 career if a new race seat doesn't come his way in 2024, but says a poor 2023 would have ended it anyway. The Australian is likely to take a reserve role in F1 next season, having had his McLaren contract terminated one year early, and has opted against negotiating…

It's the news no Australian Formula 1 fan wanted to hear: Daniel Ricciardo is resigned to sitting out next season's campaign after a torrid two years at McLaren. It's been on the cards ever since he was dumped by Woking during the mid-season break to make way for compatriot Oscar Piastri. He may have been able to force the team to buy him out of…

Zhou Guanyu become the 17th driver confirmed as part of the 2023 Formula 1 lineup when Alfa Romeo confirmed that they had extended his contract through next year amid a solid rookie season. With the confirmation, the 23-year-old Chinese driver is the 16th driver locked into his seat for next year, as one of the 17 confirmed drivers, AlphaTauri's…

A month on from McLaren's bombshell announcement that Daniel Ricciardo will be dropped at the end of the 2022 Formula 1 season despite having a contract for 2023, the eight-time grand prix winner is still without a job for next year. He's not a frontrunner for any of the four remaining gaps on the grid - two of them at teams he has starred for in…

Four Formula 1 teams have vacancies for the 2023 season although a frenzied silly season is nearing its conclusion, as the futures of several drivers are set to be determined. While Alfa Romeo technically has a seat spare, The Race understands Zhou Guanyu is set to be officially confirmed as Valtteri Bottas's team-mate once again. That leaves…

Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren appear to disagree over the timeline surrounding when Oscar Piastri signed his contract with the team. The Contracts Recognition board confirmed on Friday Piastri would be free to race for McLaren in 2023, meaning Alpine lost out on their man. That verdict was announced in an official FIA document, which also revealed…

Wednesday 31st August, 2022 - 2:00pm With Alpine on the hunt for a Formula 1 driver to replace Fernando Alonso, there are strong reasons why Daniel Ricciardo is the best bet. The Australian is one of a number of drivers who have been linked with the gig first offered to, and infamously rebuffed, by Oscar Piastri. While the rights and wrongs of that…

After three weeks away Formula 1 is back from the summer break. And if you haven't kept up with F1 news since the Hungarian Grand Prix, let's quickly catch you up. First, four-time champion Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement and exit from Aston Martin at the end of the season. And before we could begin to theorize who will fill the open…

Talks took place behind the scenes between McLaren and Ricciardo over the summer to agree the terms of his departure at the end of the season, with one year remaining on his contract. It is a low-key ending to one of the most high-profile F1 moves in recent memory, bringing to an end a largely difficult spell for Ricciardo at McLaren, who will now…

Newly-minted McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has said that his former Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul will still honour the tattoo bet the pair made in 2020 - and revealed he is eyeing a different kind of wager with his new chief, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. Abiteboul - who recently stepped down from his role as Renault/Alpine Team Principal - is…

This weekend's Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix marks the return of a fan favorite driver. Daniel Ricciardo will replace Nyck DeVries for AlphaTauri after the rookie failed to score points through 10 races. The Red Bull Racing feeder team said that the Australian will have the seat through the rest of the 2023 season. Ricciardo claimed his second F1…