Daniel Ricciardღo is under “huge pressure” and might not suit his RB car, David Croft thinks.

Ricciardo has endured a🔯 challenging start to the ♔F1 2024 season.

Even fello♊w Aussie, and former F1 champion, Alan Jones has questioned whether Ricciardo is past his best.

“He’s under huge pressure,” Crofty told 😼; before Ricciardo's home race at the Australian Grand Prix, where he eventually finished P13.

“Ricciardo has not started the season that well.

“I’m sure the RB will be a better car in time. It might not be the best car for him at t🧸he moment.

“But he’s been beaten by his teammate, and you have to judge yourself against y🐼our teammate, and that’s not in Daniel’s favour.

“I still think Daniel’s a fine driver.

“I think he deserves his pla꧃ce in the grid, but we need to see more from him, and that will be the message getting through to him👍.”

Ricciardo entered this year hopi🅘ng that some impressive results could propel him into a Red Bull, alongside Max 🦋Verstappen, in 2025.

But Sergio Perez has responded to the pressu💧re that he faces🅠 to cling onto his seat, while Ricciardo has been outshone by younger alternatives.

RB - last season named AlphaTauri - kept faith with Ricciardo this year despite Liam Lawson impressing while replacing the veteran Australia during an injurꦬy absence last season.

Lawsoᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚn is looming in the wings, ready for h﷽is first full-time F1 race seat.

Crofty warn𓆏ed: “Liam Lꦅawson is there and he’s ready.

“(RB’s) reason for being is to bring young drivers thr๊ough. Is that Daniel Ricciardo?”

F1🐠 journalist Mark Hughes joined the questioning of Ricciardo.

He said on The Race F1 podcast: “Far from is he on a tra🍌jectory still to be in the Red Bull, I’d say is he on a trajectory to still be in the RB?”

Worryingly for Ricciardo, the reported after the Australian Grand Prix that he has a time limit to prove hi🗹s worth.

Reportedly a two-race ultimatum has been handed to Ricciardo which coꦑuld result in him being replaced by L﷽iam Lawson in Miami.