Andreas Seidl labels Daniel Ricciardo specualtion as a 'broken record' ahead of Canadian Grand Prix

McLaren team principal, Andreas Seidl, has called for an end to the continuous rumours about Daniel Ricciardo’s future after the Azerbaijan GP in Baku. Ricciardo’s contract at McLaren runs until 2023, however, his dip in performance and struggles with adapting to the new era of Formula 1 cars has led to murmurs of an early departure.

Ad/> Despite McLaren’s clear improvement of performance in Baku over the weekend, where Ricciardo finished eighth with Lando Norris finishing directly behind in ninth, the comments on Ricciardo’s future wouldn’t go away. Azerbaijani Grand Prix‘He can't act like a pantomime dame’ – ex-F1 driver Watson on Hamilton3 HOURS AGO Ricciardo picked up four points in Baku to take him to 15 points for the season.

But when compared to team-mate Norris, who is now on 50 points and seventh in the drivers’ standings, the gap in results is clear to see. The chief executive of McLaren, Zak Brown, didn’t help the situation when he revealed that Ricciardo hadn’t «met expectations», and that there are «mechanisms» in place which could lead to an early separation from the Australian driver.

However, speaking after the Baku Grand Prix team principal, Andreas Seidl, believes there are signs of progression from Ricciardo ahead of the Canadian GP. He told the F1 Nation podcast: “I think there was some good work going on last week between him and the team just to find these last percentages, which are sometimes missing.

“He’s saying himself that he’s not feeling that comfortable, especially when he goes to qualifying, pushing the car to the limit so that’s good. “Let’s try now to keep this momentum up and keep going in Montreal.” ‘He can't act like a pantomime dame’ – ex-F1 driver Watson on Hamilton ‘Wouldn't miss it