Daniel Ricciardo net worth: How much is F1\u2019s \u2018Honey Badger\u2019 worth? <\/a><\/p>\nRed Bull faltered following the introduction of turbocharged V6 engines, the team struggling to challenge for race wins as Mercedes came to the fore. And so did Max Verstappen.<\/p>\n
Joining Red Bull in early 2016 as he replaced Daniil Kyvat, Verstappen laid down his marker as Red Bull\u2019s future with Ricciardo, most notably after their Baku clash, feeling that.<\/p>\n
Despite having a one-year Red Bull deal on the table for 2019, he left to join Renault but as that didn\u2019t fare as expected, he joined McLaren before stepping down two years into his three-year deal.<\/p>\n
It begs the question why didn\u2019t it work for Ricciardo.<\/p>\n
Coulthard simply puts it down to some drivers are able to adapt to evolving situations, and others are not.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou see some drivers who evolve well,\u201d he told the High Performance Podcast. \u201cYou see others who get affected by the success, and that affects their trajectory.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Daniel Ricciardo would be an example of that. <\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the bright young talents that arrived in Formula 1, one of the best overtakers of his generation, always exciting to watch.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then just suddenly, as he left Red Bull, Renault was OK, McLaren, Lando outperformed him in both years, even though Daniel won a race.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then it never really worked out again at AlphaTauri. <\/p>\n
\u201cNow he\u2019s happily retired, I assume wealthy individual. But it all felt like it was condensed into too short a period.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leaving Red Bull after 2018, Ricciardo spent his final six years on the grid split over three different teams.<\/p>\n
Asked why Ricciardo couldn\u2019t rediscover his Red Bull with Renault, McLaren or even on his return to Red Bull\u2019s second team, Coulthard reckons it all comes down to baggage.<\/p>\n
\u201cLife, you gain baggage as you go through life,\u201d said the Scot.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re poor, that\u2019s a Tesco bag with a few clothes inside. If you\u2019re rich, it\u2019s a Louis Vuitton, but it all has to be carried.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, whether it\u2019s a baggage of wealth or whether it\u2019s baggage of success, or whether it\u2019s the baggage of poverty and difficulty, it\u2019s got to be carried to try and get to the next opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd for some people, maybe they\u2019re not able to let go and actually take themselves back to the moment that was the freest point, that saw their performances at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n
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