Daniel Ricciardo ‘at most risk’ to be dropped as pressure ramps up ahead of China

The Australian will receive a new chassis for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, although RB’s decision to change it isn’t linked to his struggles., veteran F1 journalist Andrew Benson explained why Ricciardo is the number one candidate to potentially lose his seat in the middle of this year.

“This can happen any season in F1 and the people most at risk at the moment are Daniel Ricciardo at RB and Logan Sargeant at Williams,” Benson wrote. “Ricciardo has had a difficult start to the season and Red Bull are notoriously unforgiving with their drivers. Since returning to F1 midway through last year, the Australian has gone from being talked about as a potential replacement for Sergio Perez at the senior team, to apparently being at risk of being dropped in favour of reserve driver Liam Lawson at the junior outfit.

“If Ricciardo's performances don't improve soon, the pressure on him - already high - will become intense. No one would be surprised if Lawson was in the car sooner or later in that scenario.”Another driver struggling on the grid is Logan Sargeant.“Williams have had a difficult start to the season on a number of levels and Sargeant's performances in comparison to team-mate Alex Albon are far from their main concern. But they are a concern,” he added.

“Having said that, there doesn't seem to be any desire to change things around mid-season, so Sargeant will probably survive until the end of the year, when he will likely be dropped if he has not upped his game.”F1 winner questions if Ferrari are ‘regretting’ Lewis Hamilton-Carlos Sainz decision

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