Ad-free F1 pod: Ricciardo out, Lawson in - explaining RB’s driver change
Added 2024-09-26 17:20:55 +0000 UTCEdd Straw is joined by Scott Mitchell-Malm and Ben Anderson to discuss the news that Daniel Ricciardo has been axed by RB, with Liam Lawson replacing him for the rest of 2024. They discuss why Red Bull have made this move now, whether Ricciardo has a future in F1, what Lawson will bring to the team, and whether the New Zealander's opportunity should be seen as an audition for another seat in 2025...
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There's never been any suggestion of that from Ricciardo or even any vague rumour of something. So it's more likely to be related to the shift in the car dynamics in F1 and Ricciardo's strengths and limitations. We get into that in the next F1 podcast episode. Edd
Edd Straw
2024-09-30 12:30:45 +0000 UTCIs there any indication of Ricciardo getting an injury between Renault/McLaren drives? It feels very similar to post-injury drivers (eg Herbert, Massa) where there was still the skill, but they were missing something. Or am I trying to explain something that doesn't need explaining because I like the guy?
Simon Emms
2024-09-27 13:59:42 +0000 UTCGenuinely gutted for the way he has been treated. Awful to watch his emotional interview. Right decision, wrong way to do it
Porpoising Papayas
2024-09-27 05:28:28 +0000 UTCRedbull’s issue is they have 4 seats to fill. Too many choices will always lead to indecision. You don’t see other teams struggling so much to make these decisions to fill their seats.
Legelac
2024-09-26 20:36:10 +0000 UTC
