“Daniel’s an important man, I believe he has confirmed himself as an important F1 driver,” stated Verstappen, who spent three seasons alongside Ricciardo at Pink Bull. “He’s a good friend of mine and I believe, usually, at all times being in this type of place isn’t good.
“Then again, I don’t assume he has to really feel sorry for himself. Typically issues perhaps don’t work out the best way you need them in sure phases of your profession, however you continue to have achieved quite a bit – greater than anybody might ever dream of of their lives.
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“Even when that is the final race or no matter, he can nonetheless look again at one thing superb, that not many individuals can obtain, and do one thing else in life. There are a lot of different race collection, or not, perhaps simply chill again on the farm and have lots of enjoyable!
“For me, it doesn’t actually matter or not in case you deserve or… Lots of people should be right here, some don’t should be right here. That’s life, additionally in all types of sport – it’s the way it goes.”
Tsunoda, who was joined by Ricciardo at RB – then referred to as AlphaTauri – halfway by way of the 2023 season, admitted there may be lots he has discovered, and remains to be studying, from his extra skilled staff mate’s manner of going racing.