Why Ricciardo’s Driving Style Isn’t Working
- Posted by droid on Jun 03, 2022
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Danny Ric has been struggling this year - on pace, consistency and overall results. And its not helped by his teammate Lando outperforming that car this season. At the moment, Lando has 48 points, to Daniels 11 - so Lando has brought in 82% of McLarens points this season.
Then there is qualifying pace - on average, Lando is 6 tenths quicker - in the same car. (0.596)
So I looked into what’s going on, but to understand that - we need to understand Ricciardo’s driving style. Because it will explain why he was so quick at Red Bull, but not at McLaren.
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Quickly though, I need to mention that Danny has had some great results. With several podiums and even a win back in Monza. But what we’re looking at is one of the