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Starting from the 12th Hungarian GP, AlphaTauri drivers will be Yuki Tsunoda & Daniel Ricciardo. In the wake of the situation, media outlets in Ricciardo’s home country are weighing in on what’s to come for Ricciardo, and the worst that could happen, even though it’s “unlikely”.
AlphaTauri announced on the 11th local time that Nick de Vries had left the team and that Ricciardo would be in the seat from the next round at the Hungaroring. The 28-year-old Dutch driver has been sidelined for 10 races this season, leaving the 34-year-old Australian to drive AlphaTauri’s AT04.
Australia’s “FOX SPORTS” wrote that Ricciardo joined AlphaTauri this time, “There is one clear purpose. It is to ride Red Bull again where I was enrolled from 2014 to 2018.”
“To prove to the leadership that I have what it takes to get back into the role as an adventurous all-action racer.”
“Given the current state of Sergio Perez, it’s potentially not a safe place, so I would say that Ricciardo has made the decision to put his career on the line, even with a slower car.”
In the article, he introduced the current situation of Japanese drivers, stating that the presence of Yuki Tsunoda, who will become a new comrade, will be a clear evaluation criterion for Ricciardo.
“It’s clear that Tsunoda is improving, but there are still question marks as to how high his performance is.”
“He finished third in Formula 2 in 2020. He secured third place behind Mick Schumacher and Callum Ilott, and has been promoted from AlphaTauri to Formula 1 from 2021.”
“This season, drivers coming out of Formula 2 have received nothing but cold reviews. F2 champion Schumacher has not been stable enough after two years in F1, and Nikita Mazepin, who finished fifth in F2, is not in a position to speak positively.”
“However, Tsunoda’s promotion to F1 looked like a great success from the outset, with no doubt about the speed talents Tsunoda showed and with points from his debut.”
“After that, it was a roller coaster of ups and downs, and while I got the points, I had an unintentional crash in another race, and at one point I was worried about my seat.”
“As a result, his contract was renewed for 2023. Team representative Franz Tost had previously said, “It takes three years to demonstrate your strength as an F1 driver,” so 2023 was a high-stakes ordeal for Tsunoda.”
This season’s AT04 is rated as the slowest machine among the 10 teams. The media explained about Tsunoda, who won the prize twice.
“Formula 2 and Formula E champion De Vries has become a new colleague. Dr Helmut Marko had high hopes that the Dutchman would become the new team leader, but the results were clearly different.”
“Out of the 10 races, De Vries was able to outperform Tsunoda only in two races.
“The two points scored by the Japanese is not a step forward in terms of pace and consistency, but the careless mistakes we saw in the first two seasons have disappeared.”
And because it is Ricardo’s home country media, he emphasized the content that expects the 34-year-old veteran.
“A confident Ricciardo is a driver to be reckoned with. Many don’t think he will struggle again, as he did during his time at McLaren.”
“As Red Bull’s third driver, having spent the last few months doing simulator sessions and recently driving the RB19 in a Pirelli tire test, the Australian has blasted his McLaren-era cobwebs back to form.”
“The idea that Ricciardo is a good driver is why the Red Bull bosses have now canceled De Vries’ contract and brought him in.”
“And he’s raced 232 times and won eight times, so there’s no reason to be skeptical about his powers anymore. And he’s raced for this team before, and has a track record of actually winning promotion to Red Bull. The ideal scenario would be to do that again.”
And he argued that the battle within the team at Alpha Tauri, Tsunoda vs Ricardo, should be watched from here.
“If Ricciardo shows a convincing run and Tsunoda can stick to it, even if Tsunoda loses, it won’t be the end of his career.”
“The reason why Ricardo joined the team is to see Tsunoda’s potential relatively. However, if Tsunoda loses here, it will be a big injury. He will be in a weak position against Liam Lawson, who is aiming for F1, and Ayumu Iwasa, who is a junior who is fighting in F2.”
On the other hand, I also wrote about the situation where Tsunoda shows an advantage over Ricardo. The Australian media has introduced this as the “worst case scenario for Ricardo”.
“This is not the first time that Ricciardo has played on equal terms with a driver in his third season in Formula 1. Lando Norris was expected to have a lot to learn from Ricciardo at McLaren in 2021. But as the season began, the British driver fought back and forth between the top spots, earning him a reputation as one of the top drivers.”
“It is unlikely that Ricciardo will lose an advantage to Tsunoda, but if he loses this match, it will be seen as a failure and likely to end his F1 career.”
“For Tsunoda, it’s time to show his talent once again. If he becomes unquestionably dominant, he will grab a new contract as the undisputed AlphaTauri team leader.”
“It will also encourage Honda to continue to compete in Formula 1 until 2026, when it will supply power units to Aston Martin, which will have a good chance of winning races in the future.”
“Norris used one yardstick against Ricciardo to get a solid reputation. If Tsunoda wins, he’ll be recognized again for beating two teammates in one season. The chances are huge.”
And “FOX SPORTS” calmly considers that different scenarios can occur that are far from winning or losing.
“A third and different possible outcome is that the team itself is completely dead and far from performing.”
“Tsunoda is used to the AT04 and may show some early lead. Even if Ricciardo adapts from there, it could be a dilemma that the car is too slow to deliver results.”
“Even if Ricciardo wants to show strength, if the car is too slow, it will be difficult to get results. In this scenario, Tsunoda will be the biggest winner.”
Then, while calmly writing about the problems that the Red Bull Group and Alpha Tauri are having, he put his expectations on Ricardo.
“Why Ricciardo is joining AlphaTauri this time is to see if Ricciardo is worthy of continuing with Red Bull until the end of the season, and if the circumstances are right, he could get a ticket to Red Bull again.”
“On the other hand, it’s also one of the criteria for thinking about whether we should give chances to young drivers. Whether Tsunoda is the person to leave in the long term, or whether he has reached his limit, the answer is required.”
“Lawson and Iwasa will continue to push hard to find a way to advance to F1. If Tsunoda and Ricciardo end up in an unconvincing stalemate, the line-up itself will face difficult decisions.”
“Should we let Tsunoda, who is on a growth trajectory, drop out, or give up on Ricciardo, who is aiming to return to the best team? On the other hand, we may lose both of the juniors (Lawson & Iwasa) who have invested time and money in F1 and have honed their skills.”
“That’s why the Red Bull heavyweights are hoping for a clear result. Everything boils down to the fight from here and we’ll see what happens from there.”
Ten years ago in 2013, Ricardo won promotion from the predecessor Toro Rosso to Red Bull. Ricciardo and Tsunoda will be competing in 12 races from the Hungarian GP with a new contract.
On the other hand, Lawson, who is participating in the Super Formula, and Iwasa, who is ranked 3rd overall in F2, will continue to aim for the F1 frame as Red Bull Junior drivers.
While focusing on Ricardo’s point of view only for Australian media, it also clearly describes the “worst possible scenario” for Australians. Will Tsunoda be able to show his relative speed even against his senior Ricardo? There is no doubt that the battle from here on out this season will be an important battle for the future of every race.
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