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The Australian parted ways with McLaren after the recent Abu Dhabi Grand Prix off the back of two tough Formula 1 seasons as a McLaren driver.
While there was one significant highlight, Ricciardo’s victory at Monza in 2021, he was for the most part out-paced by teammate Lando Norris.
That ultimately led to what was meant to be a three-year deal being terminated early as McLaren moved to replace him with fellow Aussie Oscar Piastri for 2023.
Ricciardo opened up on his struggles at McLaren over the past two years on the latest episode of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation’s In the Fast Lane podcast.
He admitted that overanalysing his lack of pace did become an issue and eventually steer him away from his natural driving style.
“It’s something that I’ve certainly thought about,” he said.
“I feel that now the season has ended I’ve already slowly let it go. But I’m sure I’ll still think about it over time, because it is a little bit of a… I don’t want to say a mystery, but the kind of continuous struggles I had wer …