Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo has backtracked the comments he made after the Mexican Grand Prix, when he stated that he didn't want to drive the final two races anymore and after another heartbreaking mechanical DNF.
After taking pole position from his teammate Max Verstappen by just two-hundredths of a second on Saturday, the Aussie was in pure ecstasy, but that feeling was soon stripped for him in the race. After fighting back to race in second place with just ten laps to go, disaster struck yet again, as the 29-year-old had a hydraulic failure in his car that forced him to retire. The eighth retirement of the season of the season, six of which were mechanical.
In a fit of pure frustration, Ricciardo told the press "let Gasly drive it" as Gasly will take the place of the Aussie at Red Bull in 2019 - he claimed he was done driving the Red Bull.
On his Instagram, Ricciardo wanted to clear a few things up, stating that he will in fact finish the season in the RB14 despite his comments in Mexico.
“I want to address a few things from Mexico,” he began as he was standing on a hilltop.
“First one first I will be doing the last two races as it is what I am about and I am not about that other life.
“It has been obviously massive highs and lows this year, more lows unfortunately and it has been frustrating I won’t lie.
“But I look to myself and all the guys that work their butts off to give it two more cracks before we see each other off so I will be there. I just needed a few days off but it feels good.”
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