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You might wonder how Mick Schumacher could pose problems to an already accomplished F1 driver. Well, while Ricciardo has had a decent F1 career so far, being a multiple race winner, the last few years have not been kind to him.
His move away from Red Bull and into Renault has previously placed him in the midfield, losing him the ability to regularly obtain podium finishes and race wins. He hoped that getting a McLaren seat might be the break he was looking for. However, he has been getting comprehensively outperformed by his younger teammate, Lando Norris, who he was supposed to lead.
Following the entire McLaren-Aston Martin-Alpine debacle, it became apparent that McLaren was going the route of Oscar Piastri, placing Ricciardo at risk. A clause in his contract was thought to have saved him and secured him an Alpine seat.
However, Mick Schumacher is currently out of contract with Haas, after two years of racing for the American team. It appears that the German driver is leading the charge when it comes to replacing Fernando Alonso at Alpine, which does not bode well with Ricciardo.
It is no secret that, when Vettel announced his retirement, he would have preferred the son of the legendary F1 driver Michael Schumacher to take his place. Things did not go as the four-time world champion hoped, and Alonso quickly snatched the empty Aston Martin seat.
This caused even more problems for the young driver, as Gunther Steiner confirmed that talks with Mick about a contract extension were nonexistent. The situation left his career hanging by a thread and pushed him into desperately looking for a way to continue racing.
With Ricciardo’s motivation and passion for the sport still intact and pitted against Mick’s confidence in his talent, it is difficult to say what will happen. Many believe Mick Schumacher is fully deserving of a seat at the top of motorsport, but it remains to be seen if the teams believe the same. Nonetheless, it is a certainty that Ricciardo is in his twilight years, and the salary he demands has not seemed a good investment lately. With money being what makes F1 work, the prodigal son might push the lovable Aussie out of F1.
Following the entire McLaren-Aston Martin-Alpine debacle, it became apparent that McLaren was going the route of Oscar Piastri, placing Ricciardo at risk. A clause in his contract was thought to have saved him and secured him an Alpine seat.
However, Mick Schumacher is currently out of contract with Haas, after two years of racing for the American team. It appears that the German driver is leading the charge when it comes to replacing Fernando Alonso at Alpine, which does not bode well with Ricciardo.
It is no secret that, when Vettel announced his retirement, he would have preferred the son of the legendary F1 driver Michael Schumacher to take his place. Things did not go as the four-time world champion hoped, and Alonso quickly snatched the empty Aston Martin seat.
This caused even more problems for the young driver, as Gunther Steiner confirmed that talks with Mick about a contract extension were nonexistent. The situation left his career hanging by a thread and pushed him into desperately looking for a way to continue racing.
With Ricciardo’s motivation and passion for the sport still intact and pitted against Mick’s confidence in his talent, it is difficult to say what will happen. Many believe Mick Schumacher is fully deserving of a seat at the top of motorsport, but it remains to be seen if the teams believe the same. Nonetheless, it is a certainty that Ricciardo is in his twilight years, and the salary he demands has not seemed a good investment lately. With money being what makes F1 work, the prodigal son might push the lovable Aussie out of F1.
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