Daniel Ricciardo is looking forward to having ‘nice fun’ and ‘wrestling’ in the 2022 cars

Daniel Ricciardo is looking forward to having ‘nice fun’ and ‘wrestling’ in the 2022 cars

Daniel Ricciardo

Famous for his late-breaking inside line overtakes, Daniel Ricciardo is looking with a lot of optimism towards the new cars. The driver looked excited at the launch of McLaren’s new car- MCL36.

The new regulations of F1 are brought in to promote closer and intense racing on the grid. When asked for his comments on the new regulations and designs, Ricciardo, while comparing the IndyCars to F1, said, ” Race cars can be nice handfuls. If you watch IndyCar, they’re wrestling them, especially on the road courses. For me, I look around and say that looks fun. So, there is nice fun and ugly fun. I hope this is nice fun!”

“If this allows us to be closer, to have a little bit more of a braking zone – I hope we have to brake a little bit earlier on these cars and buy ourselves a bit more distance to work with. I think that will promote not only more overtaking but more chances for the big D.R.I.C.C. to come back!” concluded Ricciardo.

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Daniel Ricciardo’s optimism for 2022 F1 season

Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris
McLaren drivers- Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris

The uncertainty relies on plenty of factors. It’ll be crucial to see how well the teams adapt and interpret the regulations. 

“I think there is a lot of unknowns now. I think with change definitely comes some optimism where maybe this should get me to lean on my strengths more or whatever. I have done a few laps on the sim, I have done a few sessions, more than a few and I think so far it has been going pretty good, so I am pretty happy with where I am at with the car at the moment but how that correlates to on track we have to see,” Ricciardo said.

Daniel Ricciardo had a slow start to the 2021 season, as he struggled to settle into his new car. However, things started looking brighter in the second half of the season, as he claimed the victory at Monza GP.

“I am excited for the new cars. It is going to be different to me as well. I mean a lot of the comparisons are to an F2 car but I never raced F2 so there are going to be a few unknowns for me as well but I am prepared and excited and hopefully, you will see me driving as free as a bird in 2022,” concluded him.

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