‘Nice guys don’t get anywhere’: Aussie Formula One legend Alan Jones fears Daniel Ricciardo won’t be in the sport ‘much longer’ with veteran driver facing McLaren axe after woeful start to the season
- Daniel Ricciardo is under pressure to start delivering results for McLaren
- Australian has finished in the top-10 just once this season, scoring only 11 points
- Teammate Lando Norris has racked up 48 points and a podium finish
- Alan Jones warned Ricciardo he could lose his place on the grid soon
- McLaren boss Zak Brown warned Ricciardo had not met expectations
Formula One great Alan Jones believes Daniel Ricciardo’s days at McLaren are numbered, unless he can swiftly start to deliver results and warned his fellow Australian ‘nice guys don’t get anywhere’ in the sport.
The 32-year-old has endured a dismal start to his second season with McLaren, finishing in the top-10 just once in the first seven rounds – when he claimed sixth place at his home Grand Prix – and scoring just 11 points.
By contrast, his teammate Lando Norris has already racked up 48 points and has outscored Ricciardo in all but two races, finishing sixth in Monaco last Sunday with the Australian 13th.
Daniel Ricciardo endured another miserable weekend in Monaco, finishing 13th on Sunday
The former Red Bull driver is under contract with McLaren until the end of next season, but team boss Zak Brown last week conceded Ricciardo had not met expectations.
Brown also hinted there were ‘mechanisms’ in the Australian’s contract that could see McLaren moving on from him before the end of 2023, a scenario Jones feels is very likely.
‘[His future at McLaren] is questionable at the moment,’ the 1980 F1 world champion told the Herald Sun.
‘Unless he makes a few improvements, quick…
Source : dailymail
