McLaren’s new duo of Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris are often seen as two of the most easy-going and fun-loving drivers on the current grid and as teammates, there are expectations from fans that these two will form some sort of a comedic pairing. Daniel Ricciardo feels otherwise and he has now explained why to Sky Sports
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0:00 - Ricciardo Warns Against Fan Expectations
1:26 - Fast Feed
Ricciardo started off reminiscing about the podiums he scored with his former team Renault
“I mean, generally, I am happy, I really am. I feel like there was certainly a lot of pressure externally and even internally to get the podium and we managed to do it twice”
He then emphasised the importance of those podiums
“I can honestly leave here feeling fulfilled. I think importantly for myself feeling like I contributed something back to this team. Really it was the podiums, and just to see the joy not only on my face but also on the team’s face. It had been so long”
He then addressed the expectations fans have for his upcoming stint with McLaren alongside Lando Norris
“It's something I want to reiterate to everyone watching, and every fan of McLaren in particular”
“It's not going to be a comedy show. I'm going there for business, I'm going there to improve the car”
He signed off by reemphasizing his point of view
"My personality won't change so I think I do enjoy doing what I do... but I'm certainly not going there to be this meme power couple or whatever it's described as these days!”

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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has joked that his career isn’t following a trajectory similar to that of Alpine’s Fernando Alonso as he has “already driven at Renault, but” he “didn't get the two world championships”
He added that Alonso “has been an extremely strong driver, and there will never be another Fernando Alonso”
He also explained that Alonso “was the first, a pioneer in many ways, and” that he is “just trying to make” his “own career”
He further stated that he has his “own way of doing things, of seeing things, of driving and” he “will see where that takes” him
2009 world champion Jenson Button has suggested that “there are so many positives to” the Extreme E championship and he’s “really excited about it”
He confirmed that he is “looking forward to racing against the best in the world, in places that most people have never been” to
Former F1 driver Jos Verstappen thinks that they “were fighting more with the car” during their time “because they weren't as balanced”
He, however, accepts that “the G-forces experienced with modern Formula One cars are much higher”
He further feels that “if you are good, you can adapt to any car. Whether it's a Formula One or a GT, you just have to adapt to the situation”
Fernando Alonso “had other things on” his “mind, and” his “head was busy with IndyCar and the 'Triple Crown' goal” when he previously decided to step away from F1
He added that he “had too many things in” his “head that were not F1 related. F1 was not attractive to” him “at that time, it didn't offer what other series offered”
He further “thought this was the right time to come back, even with the new regulations in 2022” “after completing some of those challenges” he had set for himself “missing only the Indy500”
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has confirmed that “Maya Weug will compete in a Formula 4 championship, which is considered the first step in single-seaters on the road to Formula 1”
He added that “this is a key moment in the history of Scuderia Ferrari and its Academy”
“Thanks to the collaboration with the FIA in the Girls on Track: Rising Stars program, for the first time a female driver will join the Ferrari Driver Academy”
McLaren’s Technical Director James Key has divulged that the character trait that he finds most impressive in Daniel Ricciardo is the “massive amount of determination he has”
He further pointed out that this is “particularly when he’s driving; you can really feel and see that. He’s a very different character to when he’s out of the car and relaxed”

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