Formula one: Ricciardo braced for Toro Rosso heat
Ricciardo insists he has no worries about living up to the high expectations of Toro Rosso.
LONDON:
Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo insists he has no worries about living up to the high expectations of Toro Rosso, despite the team’s no-nonsense reputation with its rookies. The 22-year-old from Perth made his F1 bow with Hispania mid-way through last season, but as a Red Bull protege, he will team up with Jean-Eric Vergne at the world champions’ sister team for the 2012 campaign. “I feel pressure to deliver, but it’s not only pressure from Red Bull, it’s pressure from myself,” said Ricciardo. “If you want to be a world champion then you know you have got to perform.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 20th, 2012.
Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo insists he has no worries about living up to the high expectations of Toro Rosso, despite the team’s no-nonsense reputation with its rookies. The 22-year-old from Perth made his F1 bow with Hispania mid-way through last season, but as a Red Bull protege, he will team up with Jean-Eric Vergne at the world champions’ sister team for the 2012 campaign. “I feel pressure to deliver, but it’s not only pressure from Red Bull, it’s pressure from myself,” said Ricciardo. “If you want to be a world champion then you know you have got to perform.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 20th, 2012.