Daniel Ricciardo not willing to ‘hand over’ F1 seat amidst 2025 Liam Lawson rumors

RB's decision to keep Daniel Ricciardo as a driver has been criticized by many due to his poor form this season.

Daniel Ricciardo not willing to ‘hand over’ F1 seat amidst 2025 Liam Lawson rumors

Daniel Ricciardo and Liam Lawson (via IMAGO)

Visa Cash App RB driver Daniel Ricciardo‘s up-and-down form has been a cause of concern for the team this season. Ricciardo has amassed only 12 points in over 14 races, experiencing one of the poorest spells in his F1 career.

Contrary to Daniel Ricciardo, a new name has emerged as a viable candidate for the revered RB seat for next year. Red Bull/RB (AlphaTauri) reserve driver, Liam Lawson, impressed many during his short spell in 2023 while filling in for the injured Australian.

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The eight-time race winner has, however, refurbished faith in himself while claiming to be worthy of his seat. Ricciardo has also admitted that this is his last chance to prove his worth to the grid in the upcoming years.

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Right now... I guess talking a year ago, like this is my last chance, so that's how I view it. I will give it everything I've got, and the juniors will have their chance and their time, but I don't feel ready to hand it over.
Daniel Ricciardo told the media including RacingNews365

RB has always been proclaimed as a junior team of Red Bull, which makes Liam Lawson‘s chance seem more likely than ever. But, the 35-year-old driver will still try his luck to perform after the summer break with hopes of retaining the seat for 2025.

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Daniel Ricciardo claims RB is ‘not a junior team anymore’

Visa Cash App RB has always functioned as a sister team to Red Bull over the years in Formula 1. However, Daniel Ricciardo has claimed that the former is no longer a functioning junior team, having made major changes.

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Daniel Ricciardo (via IMAGO)
You bring in new ideas. They've all spent time in other teams, organisations, and yeah, it's just a new way of looking at things. I think that in itself and their intentions and the way they go about it has made people kind of stand up and say, alright, this isn't a junior team anymore.
Daniel Ricciardo via Formula1

Ricciardo has spoken on the decisions and intentions of RB upon the conclusion of a change in the junior team status. The eight-time race winner has said that the incorporation of new personnel into RB has brought about a radical turnaround in the team’s ideologies.

The Milton-Keynes sister outfit has been on an upward trajectory in comparison to their previous seasons. They will now look to carry forward the same momentum to maximize the potential of their hard work during the second half of the 2024 season.

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