McLaren team boss 'disappointed' with Ricciardo's current speed
Jul.8 - Daniel Ricciardo's boss thinks things will start to "click" for the Australian driver soon.
Since switching from Renault to McLaren for 2021 and beyond, the 32-year-old Australian has trailed the pace of his impressive young teammate Lando Norris by some margin.
The form has earned Norris, who is over a decade younger than Ricciardo, a new long-term contract. Team boss Andreas Seidl says it is a "multi-year contract without an exact date".
"It was already clear to us at the end of last year that we could rely on him," the German is quoted by RTL.
"He is very happy with us too, so it was a simple and logical decision to get this contract extension done at an early stage."
Things, though, are looking very different for Ricciardo, even though the former Red Bull driver is already signed up for 2022.
"I don't think he imagined it would be so difficult to change teams again," Seidl said.
"He's disappointed and so are we. We thought it would be faster.
"But I am still convinced that - at some point - it will click for him."
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looking bad for DR, if hes not matching LN by end of the year mmmm
Could be a nice spot for Bottas.!!
Let's do a Hammy.....get in there RIC!!!!!!!!!!
Might as well , Hamsters not using it anymore ....!
Ricciardo is good at booming himself up and the media have fallen for his petsonality. Out of his 7 wins he only won one on merit - Monaco.
The other 6 either something happened to both Mercs or he had fresher tyres because of strategy.
Everybody says he is a 7 time race winner without knowing or forgetting how he won them . It looks like the Red Bull car suited him but he can't adapt like Alonso.