2009 world champion Jenson Button has weighed in on 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo’s sudden departure from F1.

After the Singapore Grand Prix in September, Red Bull announced Ricciardo would be replaced by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Liam Lawson for the final six races of the 2024 F1 season.

Rumours had emerged du💃ring the Singapore weekend that Ricciard🃏o was set to be replaced, effectively calling time on his F1 career.

Speaking on💃 the Sky Sports F1 p🐼odcast, Button explained why he’d have liked to have seen Ricciardo see out the whole year.

“It’s a funny one, because there’s only one team really that brings in drivers mid-season, takes drivers out of the seat mid-season, or three races in, six races in, and that team is R𒁏ed Bull and AlphaTauri [VCARB],” Button said.

“So it’s unusual, and I’ve ne🍬ver seen that in my career, unless someone’s been putting it in the wall every race and it’s like, ‘You know what? We can’t afford to have you 🌼in the car.’

“So it’s a weird one. I’ve never felt comfortable with that, always I feel that a dr▨iver deserves a season to really show what he can do, because that’s what it is, right? It’s a championship, and it’s how many points you can score through that season, not just halfway through – but they’ve always done it a different way.”

Button was keen to praise Ricciardo for his excellent F1 career, citing his season alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sebastian Vettel and underrated Renault stint.

“And, to be fair, they’ve put Daniel in a few races into a season as 𝓡well, so it’s a tough one,” he𓃲 added. “I think for Daniel, I struggle with the results he’s had lately, because he’s an exceptional talent. He really is.

“To jump in the Red Bull when he did [2014] and go up against Sebastian Vettel, to☂ go up against Max and b♊e as competitive as he was, it was unbelievable. It really was.

“And then we saw glimpses of it at Renault as well, you know, before it was Alp🧔ine. Took some time to find his feet, but then he was extremely quick against the Hulk [Nico Hulkenberg], who we all rate very highly.

“It just didn’t materiaﷺlise at McLaren and AlphaTau🎀ri, which is such a shame. And why is that? I don’t know.”

Button is unconvinced Ricciardo’s poor form in recent seasons is down to his age - but was unsure what the true reas🃏on is for his slump.

“It’s not his age. He’s not old. Look at Fernando Alonso, what he can do,” Button explained. “So the only person that knows is probably Daniel🐲, and I feel for him, because to be on such a high for a lot of your career, and then it fall away for the last few years, it’s tough.

“But I think, from what I’ve heard, he’s made peace with it, an🐼d he’s got his whole life in front of him.”