Ricciardo may have lost his love for F1, according to Horner
In a delicate moment of his career, Daniel Ricciardo may have lost two essential things to perform in Formula 1 according to Christian Horner, his former boss at Red Bull.
Since his departure from Red Bull at the end of the 2018 season, Daniel Ricciardo has been unable to find his way to consistent success. Despite some standout performances in 2020 with Renault and his victory at Monza in 2021 with McLaren, the Australian can no longer contend for wins like he did at Red Bull.
In great difficulty since his arrival within the Woking team last year, Ricciardo is unable to find a solution. And according to his former boss at Red Bull, Christian Horner, the winner of the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix is still an excellent driver.
Daniel is a very good pilot. He is very fast and I am surprised that he didn’t achieve more in McLaren.
To explain this deficit in performance and results, Horner believes that Ricciardo has lost two essential things. He is one of the most talented drivers we have had in our car, but confidence is a key factor and you can see that he has simply lost his confidence. It seems like he has almost lost his love for the sport, and I think he just needs to find that again. He needs to rediscover that because he is a better driver than what he is showing right now.
After nine Grand Prix races, Daniel Ricciardo is ranked 13th in the drivers’ standings with only 15 points.
