“Can’t see Daniel Ricciardo going back to Red Bull”: Martin Brundle

“Can’t see Daniel Ricciardo going back to Red Bull”: Martin Brundle

Daniel Ricciardo and Martin Brundle

Red Bull suffered a huge blow during the 2018 season when they lost Daniel Ricciardo. Ever since that day to the present Red Bull have suffering to find the ideal second driver. But what really led Ricciardo to move from a championship caliber team to a mid-field range team? F1 Commentator Martin Brundle opinionated on this recently. 

Martin Brundle felt that Daniel Ricciardo may have noticed that Red Bull were starting to prioritize Max over himself. The former British driver opined that the flying Dutchman was getting most of the attention, while Ricciardo was left to feel like an outcast. 

Martin Brundle analysis Daniel Ricciardo’s decision to leave Red Bull 

During a podcast, the F1 commentator Martin Brundle was analyzing Daniel Ricciardo‘s string of decisions, starting from his exit from Red Bull. 

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“Unless somehow, Daniel Ricciardo could get into a Mercedes, where else would he go? I can’t see him going back [to Red Bull],” he said while featuring in ‘In the Fast Lane’ podcast. 

“He probably should have stayed at Red Bull but he felt that all the love was in Max’s direction. And I can understand that completely.” 

Martin Brundle reckoned that it was unsurprisingly a failed outing with Renault over the 2019 and 2020 F1 seasons. However, he felt that patience could be the key to Daniel Ricciardo’s possible success over his new journey with McLaren. 

“Renault was a mistake which we all kind of suspected, didn’t we at that time? But I think that was him needing to get out of Red Bull as much as anything,” he said. 

“Yes, I do believe if he’s got the patience and they’ve got the patience if he sticks with McLaren, that could take him back to the front of the field.”

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