VCARB regular Daniel Ricciardo still feels that his good result at the Canadian Grand Prix has helped him, both in terms of his future and his present, because with such performances he can get a contract extension, while his motivation also increases.
The eight-time race winner's season did not start as planned: his young teammate, Yuki Konoda, confidently beat him in most cases in qualifying sessions and in the races, while Ricciardo said several times that his biggest problem remained: that he could not perform consistently well.
So his outstanding results were like gray weekends, but before Canada, according to his own account, he sat down with his team and tried during an “honest conversation” to figure out how to solve his problems.
It helped him, because in Montreal he performed with confidence throughout the weekend despite the changing conditions. Before the Spanish Grand Prix, he stated again in this regard that the Canadian weekend was important for him and he knows that he still needs many more of these results to get his new contract. But such a good result can also help rebuild your confidence.
“The result always helps” – He stressed at the press conference.In terms of feeling, we were very close… Given where I ended up, I wasn't where I wanted to be yet. But I wasn't far off.”
“We were in a good position from the first practice session in Canada and we managed to maintain that throughout the weekend. We haven’t had a weekend like this for a long time, I mean I haven’t had one, so it was good that we started strongly and were able to keep going. It was also possible to push the car forward. I’m confident that we will maintain our level and be more consistent in the coming weekends.”” – He finished.
“So, it was good for me and the people who push me and know that I can do it. So, for me personally, I needed a weekend like this. I needed it and it was good for everyone.” It is to explain.
Next, they asked specifically about contract opportunities. “Obviously Canada helped. As I said, it was needed to get a result like this. Obviously I want to stay. I'm back in the Red Bull family and I can't imagine myself anywhere else. I want to continue. It's up to me to make sure I can consistently perform well.” Highlight.
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