Why rejecting Haas has boosted Daniel Ricciardo’s pay-off from McLaren
The veteran Australian will not be in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 F1 driver line-up after McL༒🎐aren opted to axe him, and after he chose to take up a third driver role at Red Bull.
Staggeringly, without even driving full-time, Ricciardo is set to earn his biggest-ever pay packet in 2ꦗ023.
New details have now explained why he mig♍h💦t have opted joining another team on a full-time basis.
The terms of his pay-off from McLaren meant the fee was maximised if he did not stay in F1 full-time, according to .
This means that by rejecting Haas’ flirtations to potentially replace 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher, Ricciardo pocketed more from McLaren.
This savvy decision freed Ricciardo to take a third driver role at hဣis former team Red Bull where a big part of his responsibility will be US-based ambassadorial events.
He is free to potentially return to the grid full-time in 2024 but, by his own admission, Ricciardo has taken a gamble by stepping awa♍y this year.
There is no guarantee that, despite his experience, there will be aౠn attractive route back into an F1 seat 💯next year.
He has, at least, maximised his remarkable earnings from F1 even if he has raced for the f🔴inal ti🐽me.
McLaren will pair 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris with rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri this season.
James was a sports j🌳ournalist at Sky Sports for♒ a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
