Daniel Ricciardo Explains His Post-Race Radio Following Hamilton-Verstappen Chaos – “I’m glad that I wasn’t a part of that”

The 2021 Formula One season ended in the favor of Max Verstappen, as the Dutch driver lifted his maiden World Championship. However, the title-deciding finale race has been full of controversy since Max won, and the saga still continues.

The Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was leading the race in the last lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP; meanwhile, Red Bull’s Verstappen was chasing the Silver Arrow to take the lead. However, Daniel Ricciardo was also following the two cars and witnessed the whole last-lap drama in front of him.

Recently, Ricciardo shared his entire experience of the last lap drama between Max Verstappen and Hamilton at the McLaren MCL36 launch. The Honey Badger said, “You know after the race my radio was broadcasted, I think and I was like man I’m glad that I wasn’t a part of that, and yeah just it was too much.

“It was too much to handle. So for that reason, I guess I was glad that I wasn’t a part of probably what was going on inside Lewis’s heading the moment,” Ricciardo further added.

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What will Daniel Ricciardo do in the 2022 Season?

The Australian is on the wrong side of the 30s and thus only has a few seasons ahead of him. Therefore, Ricciardo will get only a few more chances to lift the World Championship, as he already wasted a lot of time with his failed stints.

The 32-year-old joined the English F1 team, McLaren, in 2021 after his failed two-year stint with Renault. Ricciardo finished eighth at the 2021 Driver Standings with 45 points less than Lando Norris who finished sixth. The Aussie had a mediocre performance in the last season but picked up his form in the second half of the season. Furthermore, he even won the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.

Ricciardo claims he now adapted to his new environment in the Woking base. He’s currently working with the team for impressive results this season. He was present at the launch of McLaren’s 2022 challenger and soon will take the MCL36 for a shakedown alongside his young teammate Lando Norris.

Therefore, a lot of news is going to come from Bahrain in the coming days about the performance of the MCL36. Fans are hoping that the Honey Badger Daniel Ricciardo will shine this year and will have a lot more podium finishes this season.

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