Daniel Ricciardo

Oscar Piastri has heaped praise on Daniel Ricciardo, revealing the two spoke at length over the phone to clear the air.

“Him getting in touch like that, it was great for me personally,” he said. “It is a bit of a sliding doors moment, but I think if I can get close to emulating what success he’s had on track and also the character he is off the track, then I think I’ll be doing a reasonable job.” “I was trying to think of what to say, but he beat me to it. “I was planning on getting in touch myself, but with the timing of things, he was obviously at a race, and quite frankly I didn’t actually know if he wanted to hear from me. “That was a really great thing, for Daniel to get in touch. Speaking to the In the Fast Lane podcast, Piastri said receiving a call from Ricciardo despite his unclear career prospects was a measure of the man.

Oscar Piastri has indicated there was no awkwardness when he received a phone call from Daniel Ricciardo to wish him well at McLaren.

So that was good, to get in touch. “Knowing there was no hard feelings, that really helped me quite a lot. That was a really great thing, for Daniel to get in touch. “I was planning on getting in touch myself but with the timing of things, he was obviously at a race and quite frankly I didn’t actually know if he wanted to hear from me. “I was trying to think of what to say but he beat me to it. Oscar Piastri has indicated there was no awkwardness when he received a phone call from Daniel Ricciardo to wish him well at McLaren.

Oscar Piastri feared replacing Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren could cause tension, but the Aussie stars have cleared the air in impressive fashion.

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OSCAR PIASTRI is replacing fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren in 2023 following a protracted contract saga.

That was good to get in touch. He said: “That was a really great thing for Daniel to get in touch. I was trying to think of what to say, but he beat me to it.

Oscar Piastri has praised Daniel Ricciardo for the way he handled the news that he will be replaced by the younger Australian driver at McLaren next season.

“I was planning on getting in touch myself, but I think with the timing of things, he was obviously at a race and, quite frankly, I didn’t actually know if he wanted to hear from me. “With him getting in touch like that, it was great for me personally. That was a really great thing for Daniel to get in touch. Piastri added that making sure there were no issues “helped quite a lot” as he now focuses on debuting in F1 and following in the footsteps of Ricciardo as the latest Australian to reach the top echelon. “I think if I can get close to emulating [the] success he’s had on track, and also the character he is off the track, then I think I’ll be doing a reasonable job.” My respect for him was already extremely high and it’s only gotten higher in the way he’s responded,” continued Piastri, who won the Formula 3 and Formula 2 titles en route to F1. I was trying to think of what to say, but he beat me to it.” Asked during an appearance on the In the Fast Lane podcast if it was important to speak with Ricciardo, Piastri said: “Yeah, I think so. With the dust settling, Piastri has revealed that Ricciardo reached out in the aftermath to discuss the situation and make clear there were no hard feelings. [recently ruled in favour of the Woking operation](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-piastri-to-race-for-mclaren-in-2023-following-crb-decision.6jDE57LmqHCyrd7yKx1BLZ.html). Following a dispute between McLaren and Alpine over which team had the right to Piastri’s services for 2023, the Contract Recognition Board Oscar Piastri has praised Daniel Ricciardo for the way he handled the news that he will be replaced by the younger Australian driver at McLaren next season.

Oscar Piastri has heaped praise on Daniel Ricciardo, revealing the two spoke at length over the phone to clear the air.

"It was obviously a pretty stressful time the [contract recognition board] hearing. "That was a really great thing, for Daniel to get in touch. "Him getting in touch like that, it was great for me personally," he said. "I think the first [emotion] was obviously relief," he said. "That was good, to get in touch. "I was trying to think of what to say, but he beat me to it.

Lewis Hamilton believes drivers should adopt a vegan lifestyle, McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo has two reasons why he isn't in favor of it.

But, the seven-time world champion is not the one to be fazed by this. While Lewis Hamilton believes veganism is the way to go forward, Max Verstappen has dismissed this proposition. [said](https://www.gqindia.com/look-good/content/the-real-life-diets-of-f1-stars-daniel-ricciardo-and-lando-norris), ” Like everyone, I like a bit of naughty food, but I’m quite fortunate in that I really like healthy stuff as well. When asked whether he is vegan, Daniel Ricciardo The only thing I regret is not having done it before.” The Silver Arrows ace believes that converting from a non-vegan to a vegan diet has allowed him to remain in peak shape and consistently perform at the highest level.

Daniel Riccirdo contacted Oscar Piastri to say there were no hard feelings between the pair after they became embroiled in Formula One's big summer saga.

That really helps me quite a lot, and it was good to get in touch.” Piastri added: "It was a nice moment. That was a true professional, my respect for him was already extremely high and it's only got higher in the way he's responded.

Ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix last month it was announced that McLaren had "mutually agreed" to terminate the contract of Ricciardo a year early after he had ...

“I was planning on getting in touch myself, but with the timing of things, he was obviously at a race (the Belgian GP), and quite frankly I didn’t actually know if he wanted to hear from me. That was a nice moment. "That was good to get in touch. The move by McLaren has left eight-time F1 race winner Ricciardo without a team for next season. [Oscar Piastri](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/oscar-piastri) has spoken about the respect he has for dropped [McLaren](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/mclaren-f1) driver [Daniel Ricciardo](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/daniel-ricciardo) who contacted him with a message of support after it was confirmed he would replace his fellow Australian in the [F1](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/f1-world-championship) seat for next season. [In the Fast Lane podcast](https://www.grandprix.com.au/fan-zone/podcast) : “That was a really great thing, for Daniel to get in touch.

Daniel Ricciardo shows great respect to Oscar Piastri, who stole his seat at McLaren for 2023, and left him searching for a new one.

His debut season is highlighted by the one-two win in Monza, but that was still not enough to urge McLaren to hold on to him. However, for 2023, Piastri wanted to replace one of the drivers for a whole year after spending this season on the sidelines. Before the 2022 season started, Alpine and McLaren announced that if a driver should fail to compete for the Papaya team on a race weekend, Piastri can replace them. The Aussie had been struggling to get into grips with the MCL36 and had to fight his own battles last season too. That was a really great thing for Daniel to get in touch. Oscar was asked whether it was important for him to speak with Daniel Ricciardo.

Formula 1 returns to Singapore for the first time since 2019. Daniel Ricciardo is looking forward to returning to action at the circuit that has ...

It’s an intense weekend and you have to be on it but that’s all part of the fun," said the Australian in a With [McLaren](/en/f1-teams/mclaren), the chances of a podium finish will be smaller, but nevertheless Ricciardo is looking forward to the physical and mental challenge the circuit offers. [Formula 1](/en/race-classes/formula-1) returns to Singapore for the first time since 2019.

Oscar Piastri has revealed that Daniel Ricciardo reached out to him after losing his McLaren seat to his fellow Australian.

‘With him getting in touch like that, it was great for me personally. [Zhou Guanyu to stay with Alfa Romeo for 2023](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/28/f1-zhou-guanyu-to-stay-with-alfa-romeo-for-2023-17464832/?ico=more_text_links) ‘I was planning on getting in touch myself, but I think with the timing of things, he was obviously at a race and, quite frankly, I didn’t actually know if he wanted to hear from me. They agreed a deal with Piastri on 4th July, but just nine days later Ricciardo posted a statement on social media reaffirming that he was staying with the team for 2023 in spite of his poor form, clearly unaware that McLaren were replacing him. Piastri and Ricciardo were involved in a one of Formula 1’s most high-profile transfer sagas ever, which resulted in the latter agreeing to terminate his contract with McLaren early in order to make way for the former. [Oscar Piastri](https://metro.co.uk/tag/oscar-piastri/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1) has revealed that [Daniel Ricciardo](https://metro.co.uk/tag/daniel-ricciardo/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK2) reached out to him after losing his [McLaren](https://metro.co.uk/tag/mclaren/) seat to his fellow Australian.

F1 team boss tells Ricciardo to pick up the phone as solid 2023 option emerges.

Even if it’s a reserve, I don’t want to be too proud to say I’m too good for that. “I just want to hear everything and see what makes sense. There’s pros with having some time off as well, currently the 18 months I’ve had has been more challenging than not so maybe some time away would be good,” Ricciardo said after the Dutch Grand Prix. That’s why I kind of want to hear everything. “I’m pretty open minded with any scenario. Daniel Ricciardo looks to have a solid option on the table for the 2023 Formula 1 season, he just needs to pick up the phone.

Daniel Ricciardo hasn't made any decisions on his F1 future, but Haas boss Guenther Steiner has put the heat on the Australian to make a move.

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