Daniel Ricciardo: dreaming of a ‘perfect’ Red Bull return

F1: Beyond The Grid

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🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

The 2022 Formula 1 season pushed Daniel Ricciardo to the limit. Under immense pressure at McLaren, he failed to reach the performance levels that had made him an eight-time Grand Prix winner. Left without a seat on the grid for 2023, the Australian’s future in the sport was questioned.

Ricciardo took some much-needed time away to enjoy life as a normal person, but he’s far more suited to life in the fast lane. Now he’s back to revive his F1 career at AlphaTauri and prove he can still compete with the very best.

Daniel tells Tom Clarkson what he got up to during his sabbatical and why a trip to the Super Bowl ignited a desire to get back in the cockpit. The Honey Badger talks about a change in mentality, the crash that broke his hand at Zandvoort, his Formula 1 endgame, and much more.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Delive a Rule, because anything goes this Christmas.
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0:25.0	deliver room. Geographical restrictions, Ties and C, service and delivery fees apply.
0:31.6	At the end of 2022, Daniel Ricardo's future as a Formula One driver was uncertain.
0:39.0	Back then, Daniel told us he was not done with F1 and we soon found out that F1 was not done with him.
0:48.0	And Daniel Ricardo, who will return to the points in Formula One with seventh position. Ricardo giving a great result
0:57.1	for Alpha Tari. After a grueling year with McLaren, Daniel desperately needed time away to reset and see what life without
1:11.9	racing would really be like.
1:14.8	Now he knows and the eight-time Grand Prix winner is back with a vengeance and back with a
1:20.1	brand new attitude.
1:21.9	Do I still want to be world champion?
1:23.4	Yes.
1:24.5	Has it been a dream of mine since I was a kid?
1:26.5	Yes.
1:27.4	But it's not going to change me as a human.
1:30.7	I know my mom and dad are going to look at me the same way whether I'm a world champion or whether I'm not so I still want it and I still
1:36.7	Deep down believe I can do it, but it's really not going to change the course of my life
1:41.2	Honestly to end my career as a redball driver
1:43.4	would be perfect. Hello and welcome to F1 Beyond the Grid with me Tom Clarkson.
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