Ricciardo is searching for a new spot in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2023 driver line-up because McLaren hav🍸e paid him to forego the final year of his contract, and will replace him with rookie Piastri.

It has since been revealed that Piastri signed a contract with McLaren before Ricciardo, who didn’t know, pledged to stay with the team for the168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: F1 2023 season.

Ricciardo said aboꦗut his fellow Australian Webber, the ex-F1 driver who know manages Piastri’s career: “We hadn't seen each other in person [since the news brok𝔉e]. I feel he didn't need to, but he felt like he wanted to, in a way, apologise and just try to see how I am doing.

“I kn🍷ow how this sport is. It is nothing personal to me - he just wanted to make sure I understood that and make sure I was okay. 

“He feels really bad for how it has gone down and how things have been put 𒁃out there in the media, so it was nice to speak to him."

Ricciardo explained that he has contacted Piastri pe🐻rsonally: “I've also spoken to 𓃲Oscar, and just made sure that there's no bad feelings there. I understand how this works. He's trying to make it and get into Formula 1 - this moment should be really big for him and I don't want to make it a bad situation for him.

"It's nothing personal, so that's all the conversation was. I truly do wish him well, I want him to have a good run in F1. If there's no communication you never know what sꦐomeone is feeling or thinking.

“He's a lot younger t🌊han me, I don't know how he feels, if he is nervous to reach o꧟ut and see how I am doing.

“I wanted to make sure that it was clear that I understand his positi𒆙on - and absolutely no hard feelings. I think it made him feel better, I think the last thing he wanted was to have some weird tension between a few of the only Australians in the sport🧸."

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