‘Why’s he still in F1?’ - Jacques Villeneuve’s explosive rant about Daniel Ricciardo
1997 F1 wꦜorld champion Jacqu𓂃es Villeneuve launches a scathing attack about Daniel Ricciardo's form.
Jacques Villeneuve has questioned why168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Daniel Ricciardo is still in F1 and beᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚlieves his “image” has ultimaꦏtely saved his career in a remarkable rant.
Speaking as a guest pundit for Sky Sports F1 at the Canadian Grand Prix, Villeneuve was heavily critical of Ricciardo’s recent performances at RB and McLaren and ind♋icated he no loꦚnger thinks the Australian warrants a place on the grid.
Ricciardo has been outperformed by RB teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda across the open💞ing eight races of this year but is being lined up for another🍌 season at Red Bull’s sister squad.
“Why’s he still in F1? Why?” Tꦫhe 1997♕ F1 world champion said.
“We are hearing the same thing now for the last fo🔴ur or five years. ‘We have to make the car bette๊r for him’. Sorry, it’s been five years of that. No, you are in F1.
“Maybe you make that eff🧜ort for Lewis Hamilton whose won multiple championships🌟. You don’t make that effort for a driver who can’t cut it.
“🦄If you can’t cut it, go home, there’s someone else to take your place. That’s how it’s always been in racing, it’s theꦯ pinnacle of the sport.
"There’s no reason to keep going and to keꦯep finding excuses, and you all talk about that first season or first two seasons, he was beating a Vettel that was burnt out, that was trying to invent things with the car to go win and just making a mess of his weekends.
“Then he was beating for half 🌃a season Verstappen when Verstappen was 18 years old, just starting, that was it, he stopped beating anyone after that.”
Asked if he thinks Ricciardo’s career is overrated, Villeneuve said: "I think his image has kept him✨ in F1 more than his acඣtual results.”
Ricciardo was viewed as th🎃e favourite to challenge Sergio Perez for the Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen, but his largely underwhelming performances saw him fall out of contention.
Both the 34-year-old and Tsunoda were ultimately overlooked by 𝓀Red Bull, who have decided to re-sign Perez on a fresh two-year deal🎃.
Despite this, Ricci🏅ardo insists he is still dreaming of a return to the Red Bull senior te💛am before the end of his career.
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