[Chris Medland] „First reported by Dutch media, I'm hearing from multiple sources now that Daniel Ricciardo will replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri with immediate effect“ - eviltoast
  • virtualras@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Wild, I figured they’d give Nyck til the end of the season.

    Also, Danny Ricc getting put in the junior car is kinda depressing. Although I get it, not really any spot up at the top rn. Checo seems to be doing just barely good enough…

      • docmox@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Agreed. A seat is better than no seat. But yea he’s definitely going to have to prove himself again.

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      1 year ago

      as someone else already stated it‘s really harsh. But pretty good for RBR/AT because they will see how good Ricciardo performs against Tsunoda. If Tsunoda outperforms Daniel he will also be dropped and Liam Lawson will drive the AT in 2024. Pretty solid strategy.

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      1 year ago

      I think the only reason Checo is still there is he isn’t wrecking the cars, just costing them points, which are kind of like monopoly money to them at this point.