Dani💞el Ricciardo has offered his first reaction to losing his F1 drive.

His team, RB, have confirmed that Ricciardo will be replaced 🔥by Liam Lawson will immediate effect.

Ricciardo has no contract for 2025 and h♋is Formula 1 care𝄹er, which started 14 years ago, appears to have abruptly ended.

“I’💮ve loved this sport my whole life," Ricciardo reacted.

“It’s wild and wonderful and been a journey.

“To the teams and i🌼ndividuals that havꦉe played their part, thank you. 

"To the fans🃏 who love the sport sometimes moꩵre than me haha thank you.

“It’ll always have its highs a꧙nd lows but it’s ꦯbeen fun and truth be told I wouldn’t change it. 

"Until the next adventure.”

Ricciardo drove for HRT, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Renault, Mc๊Laren and RB.

He initially lost his F1 place two years ago when McLaren rep🐭laced him with Oscar Piastri.

But a mid-season comeback at AlphaTauri last year was impressive, and enough to hold off Lawson for a full-time ꦜrace seat this year.

But now the news that Ricciardo feared at last weeke𝔉nd's Singapore Grand Prix is confirmed.

He exits F1 after🔯 257 race starts, three pole 𒀰positions and eight wins.

Lawson will first drive for RB, alongside Yuki Tsunoda, at the𓆉 United States Grand Prix🀅.