Brown Reveals Why Ricciardo Changed His Mind About McLaren

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1:24 - Why McLaren Won’t Be Withholding Information from Sainz
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Future McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo had recently stated that he would leave F1 the day it became clear that he could not win the championship anymore. He will be moving from Renault to McLaren and neither of these teams have been able to fight for the championship for quite some time. Ricciardo has a lot of expectations from McLaren, but their CEO Zak Brown wants to remain realistic about it

In a recent interview with Sky, Zak Brown began by talking about Ricciardo rejecting them two years ago

“We tried to get Daniel to join our team two years ago and having spoken with him about why he made the decision he did.”

“You know we were coming off a very poor year and we shared with him our plans, but we hadn’t executed whereas now - a year on - he has seen we have put our money where our mouth is so to speak”

Brown, however, wants to stay grounded and feels that Ricciardo should not expect immediate success

“I think Daniel is a championship calibre driver. I don’t think we’ll quite give him a championship calibre car in 2021, we’re still on our road to recovery”

“But I think we will give him a competitive car and in 2022, let’s see what happens”

He concluded by praising the exciting line-up his team will have in 2021

“To have a seven-time grand winner, we have always had winners and World Champions in our car, and he is going to bring a lot excitement. The duo of Daniel and Lando will be awesome on track and off track, two great personalities”
Why McLaren Won’t Be Withholding Information from Sainz

Carlos Sainz will join Ferrari in 2021 but he will have to go through an entire season as a McLaren driver before that can happen

McLaren has made it clear that they want to get back to their winning ways which means that they would not want to give Ferrari any competitive edge over them

Some have therefore speculated that McLaren might not be very transparent with Sainz regarding car development

Zak Brown has given his thoughts on this

"We're racing together in 2020 and we want to have a lot of success. He is a professional and so are we. I think that if we are going to keep information away we really will not have a successful 2020"

"We need to focus on 2020 and maximise this year. Withholding information is not very productive then"

He concluded by revealing that the situation has been made quite easy to deal with as there are no major changes in the regulations planned for 2021

"Perhaps we would have been in an uncomfortable situation if we had had a completely new car next year and had to share information about it. But next year's car will really just be this year's car"
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A Ferrari spokesperson has revealed that they have “only made some small changes to the car. It was now more about understanding the SF1000”

Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko has revealed that they have “brought an upgrade that was actually planned for the fifth race in Barcelona” as per the original schedule for 2020

Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo revealed that they have to have "about thirty” corona tests this season

He also feels that if they “get more than ten races, it's enough races to identify a real world champion”

His teammate Esteban Ocon feels that “As an athlete or as a driver you never know if you will return to the same level after a long break”

The weather reports for Spielberg say they are expecting rain and thunderstorms during the weekend that the season opener is scheduled for

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has said that they “have not been prepared for these circumstances at school or by the experience of life" referencing the difficulties facing many F1 teams currently

Haas driver Kevin Magnusson feels that "It is difficult to say in who the changed calendar benefits”

He also feels that the double header will “be exciting to see. You get rock-solid proof of whether performance depends on the track or if other factors are involved"

His teammate Romain Grosjean feels that “There is one seat at Renault which is attractive for the future"

Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly has revealed that it is “special to drive a Formula 1 car at Imola, which is one of” his “favourite tracks” and thinks that they “are now ready for Austria"

Imola’s boss thinks that "together with Monza and Mugello" they make "for a legendary national triple"

Lando Norris thinks that “The sim racers will have a slight advantage in some areas but it's not going to be night and day”

McLaren is reportedly in talks with the Bank of Bahrain for a loan to help fund the team through this difficult period

F1 CEO Chase Carey has donated $1 million from his own pocket for the #WeRaceAsOne initiative started by F1 and has stated that they “fully recognise that Formula 1 needs to be more inclusive and diverse”

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