F1 United States Grand Prix: Distraught Daniel Ricciardo - “I don’t know how I’m continuing”
The McLaren driver finished 16th - the 14th time in 19 races that he hasn’t scored a point - and now sits 12th in the 2022 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings.
By contrast his teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris finished sixth in Ausꦑtin and is seventh overall, with 109 points to Ricciardo’s 29.
McLaren will replace Ricciardo with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2023 driver line-up after te🐼rmina𝓡ting the veteran’s contract a year early.
“I don’t know how I’m continuing to continue,” he emotionally said after another drab finish💎 in the US.
“I have no idea what to say꧃. Honestly,🌞 it’s just 2022. When you think it can’t get worse, it does.
“Tha💛t’s where, I don’t know, I don’t know how I’m continui𒉰ng to continue.
“‘It’s painful’ is an understatement.
“It’s been the year that it’s been. Ju🎃st so far off the pace, I simply can’t lean on [the car], I can’t push, can’t get✃ the time out of it.
“The inconsistency through the lap times, it shows that it really is a struggle, but to have suc𒆙h a really big margin [to Norris] again it remains a mystery.
“I lov🎃e Texas, I love Austin, bu﷽t that race was not enjoyable for me.”
R♉icciardo arrived on horseback sporting his trademark grin but the weekend soon turned sour in the worst season of his career which could y💎et cost him his long-term F1 future.
Guaranteed to not have a full-time drive in 2023, Ricciardo is considering becoming a reserve dr✨iver with a view to attr𒆙acting offers to return to the grid for 2024.
James was a sports journalist at Sไky Sports for a decade covering e🌳verything from American sports, to football, to F1.
