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Martin Brundle says he expected more from Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 return and is yet to be convinced he is ready to go up against Max Verstappen.
After losing his McLaren drive in 2022, Ricciardo made a sensational return to the F1 grid with AlphaTauri at the Hungarian Grand Prix. However, he broke his hand in a crash during practice at his second race back, ruling him out of the next five events. Ricciardo had a standout performance in Mexico, qualifying fourth and finishing seventh, but F1 co-commentator Brundle felt he didn’t outperform teammate Tsunoda as expected. Brundle also questioned Ricciardo’s readiness to take on Max Verstappen at Red Bull. In July, Brundle had described Ricciardo’s move to AlphaTauri as high-risk, emphasizing the need for him to outperform Tsunoda.
