McLaren and Ricciardo part ways at end of 2022 F1 season

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16:07, 24 Aug 2022

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Daniel Ricciardo is bidding farewell to McLaren at the end of the season. The driver had been under pressure from his team for some time and finally found a way with the British racing team to end his contract, which ran until the end of 2023.

The Australian made the switch from Renault in early 2021. Ricciardo hoped to fight for victories with McLaren in the future, but failed to live up to the high expectations. Instead, Lando Norris often turned out to perform better.

He failed to recover this in 2022, making the noises behind the scenes louder and louder that McLaren would like to continue with another driver. Ricciardo, however, still had a contract that ran until the end of 2023, so the British had to talk to him.

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McLaren Racing and Daniel Ricciardo have mutually agreed that Daniel will leave the team at the end of the 2022 season. The team thanks Daniel for his dedication and contribution, including that memorable win in Monza. We look forward to finishing the season strongly together.

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McLaren is grateful to Ricciardo

Despite the disappointing results, McLaren thanks the driver for the hard work of the last year and a half. The team is confident that both parties will end the season on a good note.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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