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Racing Bulls becomes way more chaotic Daniel Ricciardo He’d basically become: the veteran mentor the media favorite and the “prove I still belong” driver all at once. The pressure would still be HUGE because everyone would constantly compare him to: Yuki Tsunoda Liam Lawson and Red Bull’s younger talents. But if Daniel had a good car underneath him, he absolutely still had flashes of elite racecraft left. His braking confidence and overtaking instincts never fully disappeared. The paddock atmosphere would feel less cold 2025 F1 without Daniel feels more: business-like younger super academy-focused With Daniel still there: interviews become funnier drivers interact more naturally media days become less robotic the older generation of drivers still feels present He’s one of the few drivers EVERYONE seemed comfortable around. His relationship with younger drivers Daniel staying would probably affect a lot of rookies mentally: Kimi Antonelli Daniel would 100% try to make him less nervous and joke around with him constantly 😭 Oliver Bearman Bearman has that very serious young-driver energy, and Daniel would probably try to “corrupt” him into having more fun in interviews. Franco Colapinto That pairing would be PEAK chaos. Franco already has aggressive rookie energy, and Daniel would either calm him down or accidentally encourage him.