Images aboard Daniel Ricciardo’s Renault reveal how inflated the Australian F1 is.
Daniel Ricciardo’s signature on McLaren was sealed through a key addition. Source: Getty Images
Daniel Ricciardo is expected to register for his third team in the same number of years when he takes the wheel of a McLaren for the 2021 Formula One season.
The team attempted to attract the Australian two years ago, when their time at Red Bull had come to an end, to announce a successful step towards Renault.
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But now McLaren’s team has got his boy and will associate him with Lando Norris with General Zak Brown explaining how they were going to get his signature.
The disaster at the wheel of the Renault helped Ricciardo make a change, however, it was the addition of several off-piste figures that sealed the deal for McLaren.
“A few years ago we came from a terrible season, one of the worst in McLaren’s history, and all I can do at the time is promise or make statements to Daniel about my intentions,” Brown told In the Fast. Lane Podcast.
“But at this point, those are just words: ‘I’m going to have a proper team manager, I’m going to have a proper technical director, we’re going to get the resources we need. ‘ . . . many promises.
“Naturally, it went well, but after one of the worst seasons in McLaren’s history and I think at the end of the day, he didn’t get over it for a few reasons.
“A year later, we have a very smart season, now I can say that by saying that I will have a suitable team manager, I can say that I have Andreas Seidl, who I think makes a big difference in the team. “I’m going to have a wonderful technical director, I have one, James Key.
“(Ricciardo) is a big fan of Andreas and I think that played a big component in his decision-making progress because he says ‘Andreas is a monster’, and I think he did well.
“A year later, you can see that I was putting my cash where my mouth was, so to speak, and the effects were coming. . . that’s why, in the end, he took up the resolution this time.
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Ricciardo is a satisfied guy before his time at McLaren. Source: Getty Images
The door opened once back for the team to pursue Ricciardo after Carlos Sainz announced that he was leaving the team to occupy Ferrari’s vacant seat.
Sainz replaces Sebastian Vettel, a seat connecting Ricciardo, however, it was not long before Sainz named the next driving force with Charles Leclerc.
“We were able to stop (Sainz) from joining another team, but you know we were looking for Dan Ricciardo,” Brown said.
But it was one of those (periods) where the stars were covered up and Carlos had a preference to race for Ferrari, which is understandable.
“Of course, we would only have allowed this if we had felt that we could be reached by Daniel’s talents and looked for him after a few years. So we said why not pass, explore and explore and, if you have the chance, we can get a seven-time Grand Prix winner, it will be a good result for all of us.
“I think we have a wonderful lineup of pilots and I think it will be more powerful with Daniel and Lando. “
Ricciardo’s shape at the Renault has been reversed in recent times with the six most sensitive strokes in the last 3 races.
He seemed willing to take the podium at the Tuscan Grand Prix, but a backward red flag opened the door for Red Bull’s Alexander Albon to move to third place, pushing Ricciardo fourth for the moment in three races.