Max Verstappen has praised Daniel Ricciardo because the Australian prepares to be taught whether or not he’ll stay in Formulation 1 for subsequent season.
Pink Bull is expected to make a decision on whether or not Ricciardo, 35, will probably be retained by its sister staff RB for subsequent season and proceed to accomplice Yuki Tsunoda.
Liam Lawson can also be in rivalry for the seat after he impressed filling in for Ricciardo final yr when he was dominated out with a damaged wrist.
Ricciardo is known to have the complete assist of Pink Bull boss Christian Horner. Nonetheless, the Australian has been unable to repay that religion with performances on observe.
When requested concerning the predicament Ricciardo now faces, Verstappen gave a cryptic response that sounded vaguely like a goodbye speech for the eight-time GP winner.
Talking on Thursday in Singapore concerning the driver he spent three years racing alongside at Pink Bull in 2016-18, he stated: “Daniel is a superb man, I believe he has confirmed himself as an ideal Formulation 1 driver.
“He is a pal of mine. And being in this sort of place is rarely good.
“However on the opposite finish, I do not assume he has to really feel sorry for himself.

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“Typically issues possibly do not work out the way in which you need them in sure levels of your profession, however you continue to have achieved much more than anybody might ever dream of of their lives.
“So even when that is, as an instance, the final race or no matter, you possibly can nonetheless look again at one thing wonderful that not many individuals can obtain and do one thing else.
“I imply, why not? [There are] many extra race sequence or not. Possibly simply chill again on the farm, have numerous enjoyable.
“He is an ideal man. So for me, it would not actually matter or not in the event you need to be right here. Lots of people need to be right here.
“Some do not need to be right here, that is life in every kind of sports activities. It is the way it goes.”
In the meantime Ricciardo has stated he has been unable to point out his true potential in races since he returned to F1 with RB after being let go after a disappointing run at McLaren.
He stated: “I do not want to be within the center, for certain. However clearly, I look again at my yr and sure, in the event you requested me in January, ‘how do you assume a yr goes to go?’ I’d have stated, ‘I anticipate it to have gone higher than this’.
“Nevertheless it’s not by, lack of something actually, I actually felt like I put every part into it this yr.

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“And, okay, generally the consequence would not come out the way in which you want or hope or would not at all times translate to possibly the hassle you place in. However that is sport.
“I am at all times going to look myself within the mirror and attempt to be as essential as potential. And I want I might discovered some extra consistency this yr.
“However truthfully, getting again into the game after the McLaren interval, I used to be extra simply in search of pace and proving to myself that I might nonetheless run on the entrance with these guys.
“And there have been moments of that.
“Clearly, I want I might produce it each weekend, but when I take just a little bit of warmth away from myself, I believe it is also onerous to do in a midfield battle.”