The start of the season is not going well for Daniel Ricciardo; he finished 13th in Bahrain and 16th in Jeddah. Alan Jones, the 1980 world champion, hopes that his compatriot, who plays for the Visa RB team, can achieve more convincing results in the next rounds.
In the first two qualifyings of the season, Ricciardo lost to Yuka Tsunoda, his teammate, but in Saudi Arabia he was unlucky: during the Grand Prix his second pit stop lasted more than 40 seconds, and at the end of the race his car also spun.
After the race, Daniel emphasized that the team had identified some problems with the car, knew how to eliminate them, and would do so soon. However, Alan Jones is genuinely concerned about him.
“I think he himself will agree that he needs to make improvements,” the Australian motorsport veteran said in an interview with the Herald Sun. – He is unlucky, but I am sure Daniel would like to show better results. Ultimately, you can’t always blame the machine, even though we’ve seen that trend in the past.
I would like everything to go well for him in Melbourne so that Daniel can start a successful period. I just think his losing streak needs to end, or he needs to try harder if he wants a chance to return to Red Bull Racing or get behind the wheel of a more competitive car for another team.
As he marks the time. He can’t stay at this level, he really needs higher results. I hate to say it, but I think his best days are behind him. To begin with, he must at least stay ahead of his partner.
I would like to see him be more competitive and fight for points regularly, but I think there will have to be some changes before we see that.”
Source: F1 News
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