“Call it a double side,” Daniel Ricciardo “happy” with current trend of new tracks in F1


“Call it a double side,” Daniel Ricciardo “happy” with current trend of new tracks in F1

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo the former 8-time Grand Prix winner and current McLaren Formula One driver has recently shared his opinion on the introduction of new tracks to Formula One.

Daniel is pretty pleased with the introduction of new tracks and has identified two clear positives from it.

The newest venue that has taken its place on the 2022 Formula One calendar is the Miami Grand Prix which is just a little over two weeks away whereas a third race is also scheduled to take place in America from 2023 onwards and that is the much-awaited Las Vegas Grand Prix.

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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo

Fresh from his home Grand Prix where the Albert Park circuit had also been given a revamp, Ricciardo said the travel element in addition to the challenge of getting to grips with a new circuit provides the perfect blend for him on both a personal and professional level.

Going to new places, I think there’s…call it a double upside,” said Ricciardo.

You get to explore, if you’ve never been to that place, a new city, new country, then as a driver, trying to suss out a new circuit and break it down quicker than anyone else.”

That’s something we also enjoy and thrive on. I love getting to a new track and trying to just master it quicker than the others. There is definitely some enjoyment and satisfaction from going to a new venue.”

The only drawback that the new venues have brought with them is the fact that in order to make space on the Formula One calendar there have to be some historical races that have to be taken off the schedule.

Daniel Ricciardo on the perfect blend of new and old venues

Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo

Ricciardo feels the key to an exciting F1 calendar is to have a nice balance of the old and new together.

He added: “The flip side is, whether it’s your Monzas or your Spas, your Silverstone’s, these are tracks we’ve competed at our whole life, so there’s also a lot of history.”

It’s kind of nostalgic and sentimental to race there.”

I think for those home fans and that crowd, it’s very special to them and there’s probably generations, or whatever, [that] have been going to those exact races at those exact venues.”

So, there’s definitely some special places that I would obviously want to keep continuing to go to, but equally excited to explore new ones.”

Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo

Ricciardo was able to bag his first points of the 2022 Formula One season during his home race in Melbourne where he finished P6 just behind his teammate Lando Norris.

The upcoming race is the Imola Grand Prix and as per the record books the venue holds good memories for the Honey Badger and he would be looking to do much of the same during this weekend’s Imola GP.

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