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Daniel Ricciardo has revealed how a previous experience at McLaren triggered his request to the RB Formula 1 team to
Daniel Ricciardo, who started the season with Red Bull’s sister team aiming to earn his place back at the senior team, has been consistently outperformed by his teammate Yuki Tsunoda in the first four races this year. After discussions of a potential chassis swap following a disappointing Q1 exit in Australia, Red Bull Racing confirmed that a new chassis is being prepared for Ricciardo to use. Despite Racing Director Alan Permane’s assurance that the current chassis had no issues, Ricciardo remained curious about the potential impact of the change on his performance, especially given his previous experiences with chassis changes. Notably, Ricciardo recalled a similar situation at McLaren in 2021 when a chassis change had a significant impact on his performance. This approach of swapping chassis to address performance concerns is not uncommon in Formula 1, as seen with Sebastian Vettel’s experience at Ferrari in 2020. Despite having promising qualifying performances, Ricciardo is yet to score a point this season, while Tsunoda continues to contribute to Red Bull’s standings with another Q3 appearance resulting in a single point finish.
