Nico Hulkenberg is finding Daniel Ricciardo’s struggles for
performance baffling, having seen no signs of it during their time as
teammates.
Hulkenberg and Ricciardo were teammates at the Renault squad
in 2019, Hulkenberg’s last full-time season until his return with Haas in 2023.
Daniel Ricciardo’s struggles ‘don’t make sense’
Ricciardo moved to McLaren in 2021 and it quickly became
evident that, unlike at Renault, the Australian was struggling to get the most
out of his car.
Despite winning in Italy, Ricciardo’s confidence seemed to
take a dash – to the point where, at the end of 2022, McLaren bought him out of
the final year of his contract.
Ricciardo found refuge with Red Bull as a reserve driver
and, following an impressive tyre test with Pirelli in the RB19 last year,
secured a full-time return with the AlphaTauri team – now renamed RB for 2024.
