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Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 future is in the air amid a difficult start to the 2023 season at the RB team.
Nico Hulkenberg expressed confusion over Daniel Ricciardo’s drop in performance at the beginning of the 2024 Formula 1 season. Ricciardo, who was retained by RB, impressed with a seventh-place finish in Mexico City last year, but has struggled at the start of this season. Questions about Ricciardo’s future in F1 have arisen as he has been outpaced by his teammate Yuki Tsunoda in the first three races. Hulkenberg, who partnered with Ricciardo at Renault in 2019, finds it hard to comprehend Ricciardo’s current struggles compared to their time together at Renault. Meanwhile, Liam Lawson has been seen as a potential future driver at RB after showing promise during his brief stint in 2023 and has been urging for a full-time F1 drive. Hulkenberg emphasized the challenge of assessing Ricciardo’s situation without all the necessary data, stating that while he still believes Ricciardo is talented, he may have been stronger in the past.
