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Daniel Ricciardo has been a maverick of the sport. He burst onto the scene with HRT in 2011 and showed the entire world of motorsports what they were in for. However, if you feel that the whole McLaren fiasco has been the only low point in Ricciardo’s career, the Honey Badger’s got news for you.

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Daniel Ricciardo seemingly had the world at his feet at Red Bull. His exploits with the Milton-Keynes outfit earned him 7 race victories and a place in Formula 1’s elite list. However, if you ask him, there has been one regret since his breakthrough season in 2014.

While talking to Will Buxton in 2020, Ricciardo said, “To be honest with you, after my year in 2014, if I then look at 2020 I would’ve expected a World Title or three.”. He summed it all up by saying, “Since 2014 onwards, I’m certainly not surprised. If anything, I’m probably a bit underwhelmed.”.

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His stint with McLaren may be coming to an acrimonious end by the end of 2022. However, he still has plenty of options when it comes to a 2023 race seat. According to a certain team principal though, all Ricciardo has to do is call.

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Haas boss Guenther Steiner says Daniel Ricciardo “will call” if he wants a 2023 race seat with the American team

Daniel Ricciardo will probably be the most sought after free-agent for a 2023 race seat. He has been linked with multiple teams, however, Haas seem to be the front-runners in securing his services as their race driver for 2023.

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Recently, Guenther Steiner, the team principal of Haas said, “In his situation, Daniel first has to decide for himself what he does.”. He explained, “It makes little sense to persuade him to do something, he has to decide for himself. If he feels like it, he will certainly call.

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Do you think Haas is the right destination for Daniel Ricciardo to re-ignite his Formula 1 career?

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Anirban Aly Mandal is a senior F1 writer at EssentiallySports, with over 1000 articles published on the platform. Anirban's love for F1 started when he discovered a copy of F1 2014 while playing on his computer, and he has since then dived deep into the world of motorsports. Anirban's expertise goes beyond just writing - he has also written several academic papers focused on the domain of motorsports.

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