Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo says that one bad season will harm his reputation and believes that teams would still want to sign him this year.
The Australian had a storming 2014 campaign and won three times, but this year has been a different story with Red Bull languishing low-down in the points.
However, Ricciardo says that his 2014 success was no fluke.
"I know last year wasn't a fluke. If I'd just won one race and only beat Seb a handful of times I'd say 'OK maybe I got lucky here and there'”, he told AUTOSPORT.
"But the consistency of my performance last year has definitely given me all the confidence in myself that I need. In a way, the more recent your success is, the more people will remember it.
"But what I did last year is still carrying me through this year, so even if this year goes bad I'm sure there would still be interest in me after this year. Maybe if next year is not great either, then maybe some people will start to forget.”
Ricciardo returns to the scene of his last F1 victory this weekend as the season resumes in Belgium, but he doesn’t think he can compete for wins.
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Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo says that one bad season will harm his reputation and believes that teams would still want to sign him this year.
The Australian had a storming 2014 campaign and won three times, but this year has been a different story with Red Bull languishing low-down in the points.
However, Ricciardo says that his 2014 success was no fluke.
"I know last year wasn't a fluke. If I'd just won one race and only beat Seb a handful of times I'd say 'OK maybe I got lucky here and there'”, he told AUTOSPORT.
"But the consistency of my performance last year has definitely given me all the confidence in myself that I need. In a way, the more recent your success is, the more people will remember it.
"But what I did last year is still carrying me through this year, so even if this year goes bad I'm sure there would still be interest in me after this year. Maybe if next year is not great either, then maybe some people will start to forget.”
Ricciardo returns to the scene of his last F1 victory this weekend as the season resumes in Belgium, but he doesn’t think he can compete for wins.
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