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Ricciardo rumoured to be replaced after Singapore race [now confirmed]

Started by Cadence , Sep 22 2024 00:25

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#651 southernstars

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Posted 15 November 2024 - 06:46

To bring this one back up, Peter Bayer has confirmed that Ricciardo had been told before Singapore it was his last race but he requested that RB/AT not publicly confirm it in advance as he thought he was capable of getting a huge result that would change their minds….

And yet Laurent Mekies said that they hadn't made any decisions in Singapore. This sounds like Bayer trying to cover his butt...

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#652 Mark A

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Posted 15 November 2024 - 07:22

And yet Laurent Mekies said that they hadn't made any decisions in Singapore. This sounds like Bayer trying to cover his butt...

The same thing was stated by a few people back at the time, I posted that Coulthard had said pretty much exactly the same thing in the podcast he does with Eddie Jordan.

I'd suggest Mekies was respecting Ricciardo's wishes.

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#653 GhostR

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Posted 15 November 2024 - 10:22

I'm happy to back track a little now and give RBR / VCARB a pass. I still think it was all handled really poorly, but if that was due to respecting Ricciardo's wishes then so be it. Do have to wonder how much of that was due to Horner whispering in Ricciardo's ear that the decision could still be reversed, though.