Daniel Ricciardo reflects on life after F1, says 'a little more peace and balance'

Daniel Ricciardo separated his ways with the F1 grid following the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix as he made way for Liam Lawson. After that, the Aussie racer has kept much of his life away from the racing sphere and opened up on how he has been more content with life away from the track.

Daniel Ricciardo maintains low profile

Ricciardo made his debut in 2011 and rose through the ranks and became the team leader at Red Bull. There, he gathered seven race victories before stepping up to his next chapter in F1, the 36-year-old racer bagged a race win in 2021.

Despite his amazing performances, he was dismissed by McLaren and snubbed by Red Bull for a possible return. Although, with his performances at the B-team not being extraordinary, and Lawson sitting on the benches, he was sacked by his previous employer.

With this, his F1 career came to an end. The Aussie maintained a low profile, other than a few advertisements on his social media. In an interview, he was asked about how he has been working with his life away from the track:

"I definitely enjoy my own company more now. I think the meditation has helped, and I feel like I’ve definitely found a little more peace and balance with everything in my life. I’m able to give more of myself to others around me and show up more."

In his F1 career. Daniel Ricciardo made 257 race starts.

Daniel Ricciardo's journey to F1 wasn't entirely pleasant. He trampled through various hurdles to join the grid with backmarker outfits in the season of 2011.

However, his records and previous and testing performance with Red Bull earned him the call-up to Toro Rosso (Now known as Racing Bulls), and the rest is well known. Revaling about how one advice impacted his racing career positively.

"I mean, I think I was quite lucky with the advice. It was always just, ‘Go and have fun.’ It wasn’t about trying to impress someone or be someone you’re not."

"It kind of helped me also… like racing is scary, you know? I think it helped me at school have a bit more confidence. Everyone’s shy, we all go through things growing up, so I think it kind of gave me confidence in myself as a person, also away from the track. So, that’s something I took from it."

Ricciardo left the F1 grid with eight race wins under his belt, taking him to 37th in the all-time list.