Ricciardo INTEGRITY questioned in recent attack on Red Bull star

Daniel Ricciardo has had his racing integrity questioned in a recent attack on the struggling RB star.

The eight-time race winner has struggled to return to the form he demonstrated at Red Bull, after leaving the team for Renault and then McLaren.

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Ricciardo was eclipsed by his team-mate at McLaren, Lando Norris, which led to the star being axed from the team in favour of rookie driver Oscar Piastri.

However, the Australian was offered a lifeline when the underperforming Nyck de Vries was sacked from Alpha Tauri (now VCARB) midway through 2023.

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Since his comeback to the forefront of F1, Ricciardo has failed to return to his previous form, suffering compared to his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who has brought in a haul of points for RB this season.

Furthermore, the 35-year-old has been lambasted by Jacques Villeneuve throughout the 2024 season, who claimed it was time for Ricciardo to leave the sport.

The Canadian has since been joined in his criticism by Dutch racing driver Tom Coronel, calling for Ricciardo to quit and become a commentator.

“A few years ago, when Daniel Ricciardo left Red Bull and went for the money at Renault, I already knew,” he wrote for Formule1.NL.

“He chose the money and not his racing heart. It is a nice story, the Ricciardo 2.0 who learned from his mistakes blah blah blah, but he can't do it anymore.

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Coronel continued his harsh assessment of Ricciardo, stating: “He didn't succeed at McLaren, he didn't succeed at Alpha Tauri and he will never succeed again. Then I think: be honest with yourself.”

"He is an ideal co-commentator or analyst for motorsport. He is funny, has flair and can handle everything well.

“Go ahead and do that, but stop with Formula 1. And he has no business being in a training team anyway.

“Formula 1 is the class for the top 20 drivers in the world and he has not been part of that for a long time."

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