Daniel Ricciardo says he was grateful Red Bull made the call to end his F1 career because he knew he had lost something
"I broke my hand and it was such a nothing accident. I’d never really hurt myself racing all these years... I was like, okay, is this now a bit of a sign?"
"I was like, NO, there’s still unfinished business... I pushed through it and lasted another year in F1, ultimately got let go... I’d been let go twice in the last two years"
"In reflection, I was grateful that they made the decision for me"
"I knew I was probably done... Alonso, these guys are still in their 40s in F1 competing very highly, for whatever reason I lost a little bit of something, and it’s okay to admit it"