‘He was preparing me for the lows’ – Ricciardo shares the advice he received from Jackie Stewart in 2014

“He was type of simply making ready me for the lows – I used to be on such a excessive. Yeah, I didn’t win the championship that yr, however every thing simply felt simple – I’m exaggerating, clearly not simple.

“So when he instructed me, I used to be like, ‘I’m good, what are you speaking about? I’m not struggling, I’m not intimidated by anybody, what is that this?’”

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Nonetheless, after the 2015 marketing campaign proved to be more difficult – with Ricciardo failing to take a victory and ending the season down in P8 within the championship – the previous Pink Bull driver understood the place Stewart was coming from.

“Even the next yr, 2015, was a troublesome yr, and I instantly realised what he was speaking about,” Ricciardo continued. “I feel [the best approach is to] by no means get too excessive, strive to not get too low and simply attempt to trip the wave. Yeah, simply maintain your toes on the bottom.”