Helmut Marko believes168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Daniel Ricciardo’s 2018 departure from Red Bull was the “turning point” of his F1 career.

On Thursday RB confirmed that Ricciardo has been dropped from their line-up, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson coming in to replace him꧑ for the final🧜 six races of the season in a move which likely signals the end of the 35-year-old Australian’s F1 career.

An eight-time grand prix win🔯ner, Ricciardo was at one point considered to be one of the leading drivers on the F1 grid, but his recent performances at RB have un✱derwhelmed, following on from his McLaren struggles in 2022.

Red Bull motorsport advisor Marko reckons Ricciardo’s career started to decline after he quit the team at the end of 2018 in order to take a lucrative offer from Renault, before later switching to ♑McLaren.

”I think the decision♉ to leave Red Bull Racing was the turning point in his career," Marko told Motorsport-Total.com.

"Then he d🌼idn't have a winning car at either Renault or Mc🦋Laren. He did win at Monza, but those were special circumstances.

"I don't know what exactly h🌼appened,🦋 because if we knew, we would have helped him.

“But the speed and, above all, this late braking, and the🦩n he goes left or right... in these last few years he tried but it was✃ no longer there, the killer instinct was gone.”

On Ricciardo’s decision 🐻to leave Red Bull, Marko added: "He had certain reservations about tꦰhe Honda engine and apparently he listened more to the sweet talk of Renault and Cyril Abiteboul.

“Financially, there wasn't much difference between what Renault offered him and what we offered.🌼 I also told him: 'Shoeys will be hard for you'. I don't think we've seen Renault on the podium a lot.

"He came to us, beating Vettel with three-to-zero vi🍌ctꦓories in 2014 and after that, Daniil Kvyat was faster than him at times, but over the season he also had him under control.

"And then Max came and he got stronger and stronger, so that was certainly one 🔥of the reasons for his decision to choose Renault over us.”

Ricciardo’s final hurrah at the Singapore Grand Prix was to help former Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen’s title bid by securing the fastest lap and deny♔ing h𒐪is main rival Lando Norris an extra point.

Marko said Red Bull had informed Ricciardo of their plan and felt his fa𝔉stest lap was 🦩a fitting farewell.

"[The timing] was related to a variety of facto🅘rs and obligations," Marko explained. "He was informed, and the worthy farewell 🍎performance was, I think, the fastest lap.

"That still showed 🦂what potential he has, not continuously and not at the level that would have justified him coming to Red Bull Racing, but that was an impeccable performance.

"I think it was clearly communicated that he has to be significantly better than Yuki Tsunoda and he only managed that in a few races, so it was clear that this story of the prodigal son rejoining Red Bull Racing unfortunately didn't work ou♌t.

"He said very well that he is at peace with himself, and he has come to terms with the situation and we will see what his plans for the future🦂 are."