Considering the time he did in the RB19 test at Silverstone would have been good enough for him to start the race on the front row alongside Max, and he put last years TR alongside Max in Mexico, your arguments don’t stack up.Jurgen von Diaz wrote: ↑20 Jun 2024, 19:12When has Ricciardo had a decent season in F1? His last decent performance was in 2020. How many years does one driver need to get back to that "own level"? Not many drivers get a four-year grace period and still keep going. Thanks to Horner. This is ridiculous when people just won't accept Ric can't drive this era's cars.Bill wrote:it will be a mistake to assume that just because Ric gets beaten by yuki then he must be a rubbish driver.he did fare well against Max.when yuki came into f1 he didnot take his work seriously and was a bit of a rebel,but since 2022 when he moved to italy he has been on an upward curve.the truth maybe yuki is a top driver and ric is not that bad.Jurgen von Diaz wrote: ↑19 Jun 2024, 06:05Toro Rosso and AlphaTauri used to be teams that bred new talents, not F1 driver graveyards. If Mateschitz were still alive, Ricciardo would never have gotten back behind the wheel, and they would have seen how much potential Lawson has. They are crazy if they let Lawson go and keep Ricciardo, who is getting beaten by Tsunoda, who has been fighting for contracts from season to season. But that's the thing with the Red Bull organization these days. They look at who brings in the most money and PR, not talent.
Yes, he needs to get his head straight and produce consistent results, but the indications are that he’s turned that corner.