The clock is ticking for Aussie F1 star Daniel Ricciardo with Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko tipping him to be changed by New Zealand rival Liam Lawson right before the stop of the calendar year.
Ricciardo is experiencing force to boost immediately after a tough start out, having been outperformed by teammate Yuki Tsunoda in the initial 4 races.
Ricciardo has misplaced all qualifying sessions to Tsunoda 4- and trails him 3-1 in race finishes, with his only lead because of to group orders in Bahrain.
Originally hopeful for a potent 2024 to secure his location at Red Bull together with Max Verstappen, Ricciardo now fights for his potential with the staff as Liam Lawson waits for an prospect.
‘We definitely have in Liam Lawson as reserve driver a solid driver in the team, who is contractually totally free to race for an additional workforce if he will not get a seat with us in 2025,’ Marko told Austrian publication Kleine Zeitung.
‘In this regard it would of system be thrilling for us if we could see him already in F1 this year, to give ourselves an even clearer picture.
‘But this is a sophisticated matter, 1 should wait and see how it goes.’
Ricciardo is firmly below the gun immediately after a slow commence to the 2024 F1 season with RB and is beneath mounting strain to execute to retain his seat
Kiwi driver Liam Lawson had been earmarked for a seat with Red Bull Racing, but could change Ricciardo at RB alternatively
Past 12 months, there were rumours that Liam Lawson agreed to come to be Crimson Bull’s reserve driver for 2024, with the promise of a racing seat in 2025.
Even so, latest responses by Helmut Marko clarified that though Lawson could possibly get a race seat, it is not certain to be with Red Bull Racing or affiliate workforce RB where Ricciardo is at present racing.
Marko talked about it would be ‘exciting’ to see Lawson race this 12 months, incorporating a lot more tension on Ricciardo. Marko also noted that Ricciardo hasn’t satisfied anticipations and is presently becoming outperformed by his teammate Yuki Tsunoda.
‘The expectation was that he had to be clearly more quickly than Yuki if he wanted to have any hope of receiving the seat at Pink Bull,’ reported Marko.
‘That hasn’t been the scenario so considerably, even if it was near [in Japan]. We will see how that develops.’
Marko, pictured with Crimson Bull Racing crew principal Christian Horner and Ricciardo, said the Aussie could be changed as before long as this period
Legendary workforce owner Eddie Jordan will not imagine that Ricciardo will see out the year with Red Bull Racing possibly
Marko’s statements ended up echoed by legendary crew owner Eddie Jordan who explained he considered Ricciardo’s time was up in the newest episode of the Components for Good results podcast.
‘I imagine his time has operate out, he has not finished plenty of for me to warrant a move to the Red Bull workforce,’ Jordan explained.
‘In reality, I’m not certain he’s carried out adequate for me to be capable to stay wherever he is.
‘So, he’s yet another individual who will be a fantastic loss to Method 1, so I hope he is equipped to keep all around either inside of a group or outside a group.
‘In point, I’m not positive he is carried out ample for me to be equipped to keep exactly where he is.
‘So, he’s one more person who will be a great reduction to System 1, so I hope he’s ready to remain all over both inside of a group or outside the house a group.
‘I continue to imagine that there’s a good position for Daniel Ricciardo, possibly on Tv set or in commentaries or what ever it is.
‘Of system, it truly is not the very same as driving the car or truck, but if you might be not ready to win or be on the podium or to do great points in the car or truck, nicely then why not glimpse at an additional different?’