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Daniel Ricciardo's F1 burnout
Ricciardo admits mental health struggles after F1 career ended abruptly.
In brief
Ricciardo admits mental health struggles after F1 career ended abruptly. Daniel Ricciardo described feeling 'humiliating' burnout after failing to return to F1 form post-2024 Singapore GP. Originally reported by Motorsport.
Ricciardo's F1 return struggle
Ricciardo returned to Red Bull Racing after losing McLaren seat but never regained his previous performance level.
“I was getting beat up”
Final races performance
Ricciardo finished 13th in 2022 Monaco GP with McLaren after a track-limits infringement and collision.
Mental health impact
Ricciardo described feeling 'humiliating' burnout after failing to return to F1 form post-2024 Singapore GP.
“I was getting beat up”
2022 Monaco GP details
Ricciardo qualified 14th and finished 13th in 2022 Monaco GP after a track-limits infringement and collision.
2015 British GP incident
Ricciardo was 10th on grid after ninth-fastest time deleted for track-limits infringement in 2015 British GP.
2024 Singapore GP
Ricciardo described feeling 'done' after 2024 Singapore GP, stating he was 'getting beat up' mentally.
“I was getting beat up”
Mental health struggle
Ricciardo felt overwhelmed by his emotions and struggled to decide whether to continue racing after 2024 Singapore GP.
2022 Monaco GP aftermath
Ricciardo sat in his apartment post-2022 Monaco GP, stating he didn't want to continue racing.
2015 British GP incident
Ricciardo collided with Romain Grosjean at start of 2015 British GP after track-limits infringement.
2024 Singapore GP
Ricciardo described feeling 'done' after 2024 Singapore GP, stating he was 'getting beat up' mentally.
“I was getting beat up”
Mental health impact
Ricciardo felt overwhelmed by his emotions and struggled to decide whether to continue racing after 2024 Singapore GP.
The short version
Daniel Ricciardo described feeling 'humiliating' burnout after failing to return to F1 form post-2024 Singapore GP.
