2009 world champion Jenson Button has weighed in on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo’s sudden departure from F1.

After the Singapore Grand Prix in September, Red Bull announced Ricciardo would be replaced by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson for the final six races of the 2024 F1 season.

Rumours had emerged during the Singapore weekend that Ricciardo was seℱt to be replaced, effectively calling time on his F1 career.

Spea﷽king on the Sky Sports F1 podcast, Button explained why he’d have liked to have seen Ricciardo see out the whole year.

“It’s a funny one, because there’s only one team really that brings in drivers mid-season, takes ℱdrivers out of the seat mid-season, or three races in, six races in, and that team is Red Bull and AlphaTauri [VCജARB],” Button said.

“So it’s unusual, and I𒉰’ve never seen that in my career, unless someone’s been putting it in the wall every race and it’s like, ‘You know what? We can’t afford to have you in the car.’

“So it’s a weird one. I’ve never felt comfortable with that, always I feel that a driver deserves a season to really show what he can do, because that’s what it is, right? It’s a championship, and it’s how many points you can score t🧔hrough that season, not just half𝓰way through – but they’ve always done it a different way.”

Button was keen to praise Ricciardo for his excellent F1 career, citing his season alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sebastian Vettel and underrated Renault stint.

“And, to be fair, they’ve put Daniel in a few races into a season as well, so it’s a tough one,” he added. “I think for Daniel, I struggle with the results he’s had lately, because he’s♋ an exceptional talent. He really is.

“To jump inཧ the Red Bull when h🍷e did [2014] and go up against Sebastian Vettel, to go up against Max and be as competitive as he was, it was unbelievable. It really was.

“And 🦩then we saw glimpses of it at Renault as well, you know, before it was Alpine. Took some time to find his feet, but then he was extremely quick against the Hulk [Nico Hulkenberg], who we all rate very highly.

“It just didn’t materialise ꦅat McLaren and AlphaTauri, which is such a shame. And why is that? I don’t know.”

Butto🅘n is unconvinced Ricciardo’s poo💫r form in recent seasons is down to his age - but was unsure what the true reason is for his slump.

“It’s not his age. He’s not old. Look at Fernando Alonso, what he can do,” Button explained. “So the only person that knows is probably Daniel, and I fee꧙l for him, because to be on such a high for a lot of your career, and then it fall away for the last few years, it’s touꩲgh.

“But I think, from what I’ve heard, he’s made pea🧜ce with it, and he’s got his whole li𒅌fe in front of him.”