Daniel Ricciardo states Max Verstappen will “go down as one of the best ever”and confesses he can not understand what Red Bull has actually accomplished in its very first season developing its own power systems.
Ricciardo was Verstappen’s team-mate at Red Bull from 2016 till completion of 2018, and is now an ambassador for Ford, whose collaboration with Red Bull Powertrains made its race launching this season.
The job’s very first win came at the Bahrain Grand Prix in October, which was relocated to Sepang after the race at Sakhir was cancelled, and Ricciardo contacted Verstappen and the group quickly later on.
“I look back on my time as team-mates with Max very fondly; it was a cool time,” Ricciardo stated on the Cars and trucks and Culture with Jason Stein podcast. “And yes, there were minutes of extreme competition and competitors and all of it, however it made us press ourselves to another level. I enjoyed that.
“Of course, he has gone on and done so much, and he’s going to go down as one of the best ever, no doubt about it. He’s an insane talent.”
The win at Sepang came at a circuit that implies a lot to the Australian. He won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix there, leading Verstappen home in a Red Bull 1-2.
10 years on, he was simply as impressed by what Red Bull had actually handled.
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“Every year he has been with Red Bull, he’s won a race. For them to do it, with Ford Racing this year, to come out and win… I can’t even comprehend,” he stated.
“I knew a bit about the project and what they were building, but I can’t comprehend everything that has gone into it. And for them to go and win in their first season together, there is no better guy to do it than Max.”
Verstappen has actually given that included wins in Singapore and Mexico, implying Red Bull now has more grand prix wins than Ferrari this season, with 3 to the Scuderia’s 2. He completed second from 21st on the grid in Brazil on Sunday, and is 2nd in the chauffeurs’ standings since the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Ricciardo, who left F1 in 2024 and introduced a partnership in between his Enchante brand name and Ford Racing at the start of the year, stated he still stays connected with individuals at the group.
“The whole thing has been awesome,” he stated. “I sent out Max and many others in the group that I still talk with a message after, to share my congrats and joy.
“It was received well; there are a lot of good people in that team.”
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