Jenson Button doubts Daniel Ricciardo will be able to secure a competitive seat for 2024 after deciding to take a sabbatical for next year ⬇️ F1
Ricciardo will sit out next year, taking on a reserve driver role with one of F1’s leading teams, likely to be Mercedes.
With the leading teams having their star drivers locked into longer term deals, Button doesn’t understand the logic behind Ricciardo’s decision to take a year off. "I guess he didn't want to drop too far down the grid and work with a team that's more towards the rear, because it's difficult for a driver coming from a team that is almost winning races at times to suddenly know you're fighting for points," Button told"It is tough. But I still think it would have been a better move for him.
“That's the issue now, people forget how good Ricciardo is because he's had such a difficult year and a half or two years. But he has the talent, and in a car that suits him, he would show his skill and then he has the opportunity to race in a top team again. But sitting out? People just remember what happened last year.
“It's a tricky one and I really struggle to see him coming back to a competitive team after having a year out.”
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