Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is rumoured to be earning triple what he was when racing for Red Bull. Ricciardo has jumped into the top three after swapping Red Bull for Renault, with the departure of Rookie Alexander Albon is the lowest-paid driver on the grid, while Robert Kubica is best-paid among drivers entering F1 in 2019 – albeit the Pole has plenty of F1 experience in the past, of course. Daniel Ricciardo: Net worth and salary. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) $18.43m. "Our Daniel Ricciardo is the king of the market," Marko said. In the past few years I’ve said winning is the greatest satisfaction you get from racing, but the second biggest thing is battling and fighting.“Just driving around for 60 laps by yourself isn’t so fun, so if you’re in a battle and you get the most of that battle that’s very rewarding.”Ricciardo has been given a massive pay rise with Renault. Would we be better off investing in to the car or the drivers?“I think we have reached a point where we can invest in both reasonably.”Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix marks Ricciardo’s debut race with the Renault team.The Aussie, though, is no stranger to Renault have run their engines during his years with Red Bull Racing.Earlier this month Ricciardo completed a solid pre-season with Renault, with the seven-time grand prix winner predicting his new team is somewhere in F1’s ‘very close’ midfield.“I still don’t really know what to expect in Melbourne,” he told Racer.“I don’t expect to be on the front row, but I don’t expect to be on the back row of the grid.In fact such is Ricciardo’s belief in how close the midfield is that he reckons it will be up to the drivers as to where they qualify behind the leading teams.“It could even come down to which driver does the better lap in Q2 or Q3,” he said.“So it could just be whoever does a cleaner lap – that could make a difference of one or even three positions.“I’m looking forward to seeing where everyone is at. It has been pretty close in testing.“You are still going to get the top couple of teams having a bit of a gap to the rest at the start of the season, but the midfield certainly seems like it is going to be close.“It could also just be down to track temperatures; which layout suits a particular team.“I also don’t think what we will see in Melbourne is going to be the way the whole season plays out.“It is going to change quite a bit throughout the season, especially in the first six races.”But while Ricciardo hopes Renault top the midfield battle, he’s also looking forward to scraps he will have getting there.“I’m certainly looking forward to battles. The Ferrari took advantage of Valtteri Bottas' late issues to finish P3Hamilton suffered a puncture on the final lap of the British Grand PrixThe British driver had escaped Q1 for the third consecutive raceIssue believed to have been cause by riding a high Silverstone kerbGerman has not driven since the final race of last seasonTeam will again run the rule over a host of new parts at Silverstone Red Bull power broker Helmut Marko knows the 28-year-old, who is off-contract at the end of the season, is in high demand. Monaco's Princess Charlene Posts Adorable Photo of 5-Year-Old Twins on Family VacationSticking it out: Katie Price to stay in Turkey despite broken feet.Giants beat Rangers 7-3 despite starter Smyly's injuryIndia bootleg alcohol death toll rises to 98 as families mournThis week in Trumponomics: The V-shaped recovery is goneValeri comes off the bench to lead Portland past NYCFC 3-1 Obviously the further up the grid, the better!
I’m expecting a lot.“The midfield looks really close, and even last year it was tight, you could always see that battle for fourth position in the Constructors’ so that was always going to be close. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips. Australian F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo's eye-watering salary after moving from Red Bull to Renault is revealed. Startling new figures reveal Daniel Ricciardo’s massive pay rise, with the Aussie almost tripling his salary after joining Renault.The Aussie turned heads in 2018 after deciding to jump ship from the Red Bull team that had helped make him a household name.Many experts in the motorsport world viewed Ricciardo’s move as a step backwards for his career, with Renault consistently not among the top teams in the sport.The Aussie comes in third on the list of the sport’s top earners, with Mercedes’ defending champion Lewis Hamilton ($73.74m) unsurprisingly leading the way.Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel ($56.23m) comes in second, with Ricciardo’s salary of almost $49-million seeing him take third place.Curiously, Ricciardo’s staggering new deal means he’s on more than two-and-a-half times what former Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen ($18.43m) – fourth on the list – is earning.That is despite Renault F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul claiming in January that the team hadn’t paid “stupid money” for Ricciardo.“There is a considerable financial commitment from Renault,” Abiteboul told Motorsport.“But it is not a question of whether Renault can afford it: it can definitely afford it as our turnover is 40 times the turnover of Red Bull. GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. The Aussie, though, is no stranger to Renault have run their engines during his years with Red Bull Racing. A year later, he moved to Toro Rosso alongside, Jean-Eric Vergne.
Ricciardo keeping expectations in check. Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix marks Ricciardo’s debut race with the Renault team. The 30-year old made his F1 debut in 2011 with HRT. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) $48.86m. We believe so.“There has been some discussion about that.
Ricciardo has jumped into the top three after swapping Red Bull for Renault, with the departure of Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen's Sauber switch also bumping the Australian up the charts – and ahead of former Red Bull colleague Max Verstappen.