Without a doubt, he is one of the riders who is struggling the most this season Daniel Ricciardo. For the Australian, the start of the 2022 was full of difficulties: the results are struggling to arrive and the prospects for the future seem to be anything but good.
The bad start
It wasn't an easy start to the season for Ricciardo. In fact, already during the pre-season tests in Bahrain, it was characterized by the Covid. Skipped tests, and with a recovery in extremis for the first race of the year, Ricciardo finished the Grand Prix in fourteenth position. A tragic beginning, thinking about the great strength of McLaren in recent years and to the driver that Ricciardo has proven to be.
A question of feeling
Not an easy start, which hasn't changed over time. Il feeling with the MCL36 never arrived and the Australian, out of no less than six races run, he only finished in the points once. To be precise in Australia, right at his home, in sixth place in the standings. The comparison with his teammate, in every respect (both qualifying and the race) is really overwhelming. The situation is much more critical than one could imagine at the beginning of the season.
The other Fanta-face
For these reasons, there have been many the fantasy managers who wanted to bet on the Australian driver at the start of the season. And, from this point of view, let's say that Ricciardo creates quite conflicting opinions. In terms of Fanta F1 indeed his average is equal to +1.64, considering the +10 of Australia and the +8 of Imola(in which he closed in last place). The latest results, however, are a lot to review. Just observe the penalty of -0.5 in Spain and the +0 brought home in the last weekend a Monaco. Knowing therefore the price of him: is it worth buying and having Daniel Ricciardo in the team? No. The value for money is currently very poor and, should the Australian continue like this, it is clear that from those 22 farms it would continue to go down.
future doubt
Do not underestimate his future issue. Mentally it is not worth spending money on a driver who, like Ricciardo at the moment, does not appear to be at peak mental strength. The rumors about his future are persistent and, in some respects, even true. To confirm indeed the possibility of a possible goodbye at the end of the season he was the CEO of McLaren Zak Brown: “Excluding Monza last year and a few other races, I have to say that Ricciardo did not meet his or our expectations".
Ricciardo risks, as well as you fantamanger in case of his purchase. To date, the Australian cannot be considered a top player and including him in the fantasy team will not always be synonymous with certainty and solidity.
