Daniel Ricciardo: Lack of sympathy from teammate Lando Norris reminds us of F1's ruthlessness

Lando Norris’ stark admission that he had little sympathy for outgoing teammate Daniel Ricciardo, and that he expected more from the Australian, demonstrates F1’s cut-throat nature. In most sports, a teammate is there with the same goal as you — to help the team win. In football, rugby or cricket, almost, everyone is there for collective glory above individual glory.

Even if winning a World Cup is personally more impressive than a Ballon d’Or, the celebrations are shared with those on your team before anyone else can get to you Ad There are, of course, tensions. Players can compete with one another to be captain, to be first choice in their preferred position, or to be the best player at the club. Players can fall out with another just as people do in any workplace.

But that’s not the case in F1. Belgian Grand Prix'Everyone expected more' — Norris has 'no sympathy' for departing Ricciardo3 HOURS AGO Earlier in the week, a Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud was invited to offer his sympathy to Novak Djokovic because of his self-inflicted absence from the US Open. While Ruud acknowledged it was sad for Djokovic, and perhaps harmed the appeal of the tournament, he made it clear that consensus amongst the pack was that they didn’t care, because it was their job to win the tournament.

It is the overlap between teammate and rival that lends F1 an unusual compelling angle. 'Everyone expected more' — Norris has 'no sympathy' for departing Ricciardo 'Major moment in our sport' — Audi set to enter Formula 1 in 2026 'Still deeply in love with the sport' — Hamilton continues to rebuff retirement talk There are many examples of drivers who are employed by the same team who rub each other up the wrong way. Lewis Hamilton described