He’s been driving like he has something to lose, when he needs to be driving like he has nothing to lose.

That's why Fernando Alonso is so good. It fits ANY type of car.

I hope he is able to find his form again. That being said, Lawson probably deserves that seat a bit more.

The way DR is driving he won't have a seat for 2025.... If this trend continues.

That smile has made him more of a mascot then a driver.

Ric should have never left Red Bull. I really wanted him to get back to RB, but it seems he is no longer the driver he once was.

He's been trying many years, while playing to be a celebrity. Perform or go, unfortunately that's F1 motto

Yuki is so underrated. He went toe-to-toe with Gasly in his 2nd season. Humiliated De Vries. Beat Lawson. Humiliating Ricciardo. People still don't respect him.

The 2014 RB was not Vettel's own car, but a whole new car for a whole new set of technical rules. Both Ricciardo and Vettel are kind of 1 trick ponys when it comes to being very and exceptionally fast, but in opposite ways. Vettel didn't get the planted rear to get his fast exits and the team wasn't helping him very much with that because Ricciardo faired quite well with the gripping front while there was no challenge to the mighty Mercedes anyway.

I don’t think Daniel is currently better than Yuki. He’s more seasoned yes but Yuki is driving that car and adapting to how bad it is better than Daniel is. Daniel being a veteran should be able to adapt but hasn’t. The same happened in McLaren. Yes the car isn’t his style but even if he gets that RBR seat that car is built towards Max and he won’t be able to do better than checo. He might actually do worse in all honesty. His time might be up or if a back marker team needs a solid veteran driver to help build a car he could be the right fit but I just don’t think he’s right for a top team anymore or midfield. Leaving the he’s a likeable guy thing aside his performances haven’t been impressive for years now.

Daniel gets the most excuses out of any driver on the grid...like, look at how quickly people write off other drivers...why do we give Ricciardo so many excuses...

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Great breakdown. Danny was a spectacular late-braking passer back in the day, but when he walked out of Red Bull he seemed to have left his confidence behind. The Renault era was pretty good, but I can’t see him returning to his stellar days in a hurry. Fading away is not the best way to sign-off ..

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I've done a very little bit of racing and I tend to agree with you, a driver is either going to like a planted front OR rear and capitalises on the strengths of each. My car understeered like you wouldn't believe if driven "normally" but once this was understood I realised I could toss it in hard and late, sitting it on the outside rear, tyre while maintaining entry speed without any fear of losing the rear. This suited me fine as I was never too concerned about understeer but questioned my ability to catch a high-speed rear end snap. Confidence is key.

Excellent analysis as always @F1Unchained - totally agree. It's rough to keep pulling for Daniel only to see the results of the first two races. That having been said, the car is not exactly fighting for points...

Finally someone who actually watched MV vs DR rb years and not just look at the end season rankings. DR was my favorite driver then and thought he's on the same league as Ham and Alo. When he went head to head with Max you can see how DR was slower than the young buck. Prime DR was still fun to watch and it's painful to see him go out like this.

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yuki likes oversteer than under which was evident when he joined AT in 2021. AT2021 was optimized for Gasley who prefers understeer.

Exceeded his sell by date a long time ago

good honest review respect to you sick of other you tubers trash talking drivers

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Regardless of Horners soft spot for him , Daniel needs to stamp his authority as the guy to be considered by Red Bull for the 2nd seat because Yuki is very much contiung where he left off from with Nyck half of last year

Yeah so I’m sure most fans would *like him to improve and do all the necessary things to keep him on the grid, let alone get the RBR seat ( which looks absolutely out of reach) , I don’t see any evidence that he’s adaptable enough anymore. Would we even be having these conversations if he wasn’t the “face of DTS” ? What I’m saying is that his fame has eclipsed his talent now in 2024. I’d like to see Lawson in that seat ASAP

Really detailed analysis. You have a new subscriber.

I'm so glad I found your channel, this was extremely well presented, as a Ricciardo fan I really hope he can work with the RB car and prove himself to RedBull for a drive in the coming year. I was thinking he could change his driving style by braking later and into the apex to utilize the rear-end mechanics to get a lil bit of overteer and rotate the car until its straight, there really no point in avoiding the apex to turn the car so he should just lean into it and brake later and rotate it less but enough to make the corner and get the car straight

Danny is very likeable and marketable . . . But he definitely had enough opportunities to prove himself. The McLaren, for example, was not easy to drive … but countless drivers did better such as Sainz and Lando. Now he’s back at RB in the junior seat with 2 poor races. That seat should go to Lawson. Danny doesn’t seem to adapt. You’re right.

I never understood the fascination with this guy.

Daniel's problem is Yuki, Bearman and all these young awesome drivers coming up. They are just too good.

Good video man

I really don’t get why some people rate him so highly right now. When was the last time DR performed at a high level? I agree he was a good driver before, but that’s the past. A driver can have an off year but when you have off years for a few consecutive seasons, that’s not being “off”, that’s more a reflection of your true performance. He really needs to step it up.

I hope he succeeds in the new car soon, otherwise I might have to say Liam deserves that seat quite a bit more at the moment. I believe he either has to decisively beat Yuki or keep up and hope Yuki changes Teams next year to make way for Lawson himself. I think he can still do it but he will have to regain confidence and adapt to or find a good setup for the car really soon. Anyways, much love and great video once again brother!

Amazing analysis video

Really wish he can work through his issues coz he is an immensely talented driver… definitely needs to boost in his confidence.. best wishes and more power to him.

Dont know why people underestimate Tsunoda so much. He is better than any recent teammate he has so far. He is way better than Daniel rn too

So is it set up for Yuki’s style? I would guess everything should be for Daniel. Put Max and Sergio in their cars and see what they can set as a benchmark. And put Yuki and Daniel in the Red Bull car and see what they can do. I think that would be so productive.

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Seems like he can’t adapt like the top drivers can. McLaren and now this

He is 35. You cant teach old dog new tricks. Yuki can learn. Ricciardo's time is done.

I think Danny Ric got THE YIPS while driving for McLaren . He and Red Bull team thought he'd get his mojo back by driving against an "easy team mate: and joining AT. Now that hes in the VCARB, THE YIPS are starting to come back for him...

I've been saying this about DR for at least 2 years! Dude has WAY too much to do on the steering wheel. Dude is slow in and out of the corners. If he could accelerate out of corners again he'd be up front instead of in the back. They need to build a car around DR and see what happens. Lets also acknowledge that the Alpha Tauri team needs faster car design as well.

I hope daniel ricciardo manages to make a comeback and having a seat for 2025 and the future

Fair analogy , I do think a lot of the issues are based on limited testing ....you only have to look at his performance in Mexico last year to understand it's only a matter of having the car for him to show he has lost nothing . Lets hope RB can unlock some more performance soon

Totally agree. If DR was in a better car he would be doing much better......SO WOULD EVERY DRIVER ON THE GRID!!!

These are the best drivers in the world! While I've heard this argument numerous times a driver of this calibre needs to be able to adjust to any car. Simple.

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Thank you for the video mate, no one else is describing what is happening to my favourite driver. If you honestly think about it, when he jumped into the car at Hungary with Yuki’s set up and out qualified him, that’s when I knew he was back. Hopefully the car develops towards his style 🙏🏽

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Hey nice video, whats the footage 6:04 from? Is that f1 tv?

This was very informative, thank you!

2 races in is a little soon to be judging 👍 , both meckies and ric said there was an issue with his car they couldn't fix due to parc ferme which hindered him in both quali and race . But you're correct , he loves a sharp front end which is why he and max made good team mates (the car setup was nearly identical for most races) . I guess we'll see in the next few if he can improve 👍

enjoy these technical vids, it all makes sense now, why he was brilliant in certain cars.. is it possible to change that type of balance on the car during season for one driver only or its the whole design of both cars

I’m really sad that Ricciardo is not getting the results he’d like to, he’s one of my fav drivers mainly cuz of that 2018 season

Daniel is not actually a late braker. He is know as the latest of the brakers WHEN IN A BATTLE. He is very good at this as well, but if you look over a race he brakes earlier then other drivers when not chasing for a place.

I think Ricciardo time has passed it`s time to move on and give a chance to the youngsters

I hope he finds his form in this years car. Last year it was looking promising towards the end of the season, he actually had good pace in most of the last races but was compromised with things like damage and flying tires all the time. It's only been 2 races so far this year.. Im pretty sure he will be comfortable and they will get the setup right soon.

He couldn't make a renault work. He couldn't make a McLaren work. He can't make his current car work. When do people just accept that he doesn't have it anymore?

Much as I like Danny Ric as a person, I think he's just not the driver that he used to be. There is an awful lot of fresh talent out there! All of them are itching for a chance to prove themselves in F1.

Daniel Ricciardo have not been in form since 2018 when MAx destroyed him. He was suppose to be long gone from F1. Oscar Piastri showed him it was him not the McLaren

Daniel Ricciardo is just much older then the other drivers..

I don't get the non-stop excuse making the DR fans make about his driving style not being compatible with his cars. He's driven more than half a dozen different cars under two sets of regulations made by three different constructors since leaving RBR and he's been dreadful in all of them. Part of being a good F1 driver is being able to adapt and maximize your car. If DR's issue really is his car isn't suited for his driving, that's damning to his competence as an F1 driver. He's an old dog now too so the chances of him suddenly becoming adaptable are slim. This should be his last season in F1.

I love that when yuki is beating a driver, it’s always the other driver’s fault and not Yuki being any good. Even when the other driver gets preferential strategies and treatment.

Yuki and Lawson would be good. DR has lost his touch

great explanation

Without Horner, he wont even have a seat. I like DR but I think there are other younger drivers who deserve the seat more than him.

Daniel's always struggled with adaptability, if the car isnt set up exactly how he needs it to be he struggles a lot with driving it, we saw this back in the mclaren days

Wow thank you for this. 98% of F1 videos are clickbait dogshit but that was actually really good analysis.

Good vid. Nice change from the "he's just slow/washed" bs

Upgrades will be key. They will make a difference if they swing the cat more DRs way

Very fair video 👍 New Sub ✅. As a fellow Aussie 🇦🇺 we want nothing more then Ricciardo to be up the pointy end with Piastri. You wonder what the Engineers are up to if they can't tailor a race car to suit the driver. Give Dan a car he can late brake in and we all know he can come up with the goods. 🤞🇦🇺

Just FYI, the past tense of arise is arose, not arised… that isn’t a word.👍

Also, it's freakin crazy how Alonso drove that Renault. he went so hard in the corner entry to generate that understeer as he wanted that when looking at onboards you think something's wrong with the steering. Amazing amazing drives from Fernando in that car. Anyone interested Driver61 has some videos breaking down driving styles of F1

Sorry mate for not commenting on videos lately 💀 exams been going crazy

Daniel’s performance versus Seb didn’t make Seb leave. Vettel had already announced his move to Ferrari before season start and was clearly not driving with his heart in it, knowing the car could not compete in the new formula, while Daniel was driving with the something to prove of youth and being the new guy.

RB needs to put Liam and DR up against each other for one race to see the light.

I'm amazed at the preferencial treatment Daniel Ricciardo is getting considering Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda out performed him

This generation of F1 cars aren't designed for his driving style and no matter what he or the team try to do with set up it just doesn't work.

The man had a fucking 41 second pit stop

yuki adapts richardo wallows hamilton complains

Seemed to work today! Hopefully a change for the better.

I'll just say, Liam Lawson deserves that RB seat instead of Daniel (im not talking bout redbull)

Ever since Max became his team mate Daniel has not been able to beat his own team mate convincingly measured over an entire season. It is not that Daniel got worse as a driver, but the new talents are clearly faster and Daniel just can't keep up with them. He is a nice guy, but F1 is brutal for guys who do not have a rich dad who owns the team. Talents like Bearman and Lawson are much cheaper to put in the seat, and they are probably faster as well.

Looks like he`s not actually better than Tsunoda at the moment. What i find lacking in Tsunoda is that more aggresive style. Even in Jeddah he didn`t fight Magnussen too much. Maybe being japanese he has some sort of innate respect which is very sportsman like but doesn`t win him places. Except maybe that dive bomb on RIC in Bahrain this year :))

A driver at that level should be able to drive a car competitively even with with understeer. I think what he may be doing is changing the setup to get the car to suit his style of driving, instead of changing his driving to suit the car.

He cOuld take a page from K-mags book. Kevin realized he needed to V more corners balancing the rotation with trail braking and gas after seeing Hulk's style and quali pace. Basically don't railroad yourself into a single style. Instead approach each corner individually then adjust depending on tire wear. Then again, I don't have any 8 wins or a single second in an Formula car, ect...

I can see both Yuki and Ricciardo out in 25 replaced with Lawson and Perez. if Perez does decline as usual I see his seat going to sainz or Albon. Honestly, Ricciardo should have been out of F1 years ago. He has had his issues on every car for the last 4 to 5 seasons and if F1 is the pinnacle it should not be giving third chances because better drivers don't get one.

short answer: he is not that guy

Better fix it quick. They aren’t afraid to make mid season decisions

So if its Daniel its driving style, but when its Checo he has not talent, Checo is facing the same issue his driving style is not the same as Max’s, but he is adapting to it, so Daniel should also adapt to the driving style of the car.

He closed right up on Yuki before the awful pit stop and spin last race. I initially thought he was already out to pasture but he may yet turn it around. Most likely not, but the next few races will say for sure.

Spoiler, it's because he's washed

Good drivers can adapt to any car given whether or not suit their preferences. The rules and the cars keep changing. You cant expect to have a consistant car characteristic year by year. If Danny Ric can only suit one type of car then he is no longer belong in F1. I like jim personally but there are many young drivers waiting for seats in F1.

Unfortunately it looks like Danny just doesn't suit these new regulations.

Ricciardo must be kicking himself right now. Yes RedBull was starting to favor Max but it was still a car that suited his style better. I think seeing RedBull starting to do the same thing the did to Mark Webber scared Ricciardo a bit and he wanted a Team to back him fully for a title run. Who knows if he stayed at Renault if they would of built him a car for his style but the move to McLaren was a huge mistake. That car was a dog. RB isn't going to help him much this season as the car really needs a whole redesign. It's like Williams with the Mercedes engine. It's so hard to understand how a car with a front running engine package can be so far behind the fastest car in the game. I'll back Ricciardo always but I think his time might be coming to an end. I can't see one of the big 3 picking him up and really the lower teams just don't have the personnel to produce a car that suits his style. The guy is worth a fortune, I'd love to see him is say Supercars but hell most likely end up in a WEC car, most likely Porsche with Webbers connections to that team.

Guys i know daniel is not confident right now but realistically no one is kicking him before like 7 to 8 races. It only been 2. Lets see. If any F1 driver doesnt perform, they do not get to keep a seat. Its a bit early for swaping drivers and everyone knows that the audience is impatient af

I'm in Perth myself but I don't know if he still has it. Last year I thought he was over weight. Certainly the RB is midfield only, at best 😐

instability into a corner can mean 2 different things, either the front is unstable, which casues understeer, or the rear is unstable, which causes oversteer, Max and Daniel both prefer oversteer, but Max can handle it a lot better than Daniel can, Daniel can't handle front instability Also, an understeery has to brake earlier, not later, since it lacks mid corner rotation, it has to sacrifice it's own entry speed to have a better exit utilizing it's rear end, Daniel's style in quali and race is not really about early or late braking, his braking is about the same as everybody, he only really got the reputation for late braking due to his glorious divebombs, where he would brake abnormally late, an oversteery car generally brakes later into the corner as it can carry more speed into and through the corner and has more rotation mid corner Daniel's core issue is just adaptability, he can't use the tools he's given, he has to make them adapt to him instead of the other way around