Jul 30, 2025
Oscar Piastri's masterful Spa-Francorchamps win was reminiscent of Daniel Ricciardo's finest F1 drive back in 2014
#I think itās important that it is a respected journalist like Mark Hughes writing this#because him acknowledging the recency bias over Danielās career could be the starting point of Daniel finally getting the respect and#recognition he deserves#however I think itās unfair to compare Piastriās Spa win to Danielās#Piastri was in the fastest car going up against his teammate who made all the mistakes a driver hunting down the lead could make#while Daniel was in the second fastest car going up against Nicoās formidable Mercedes#a car that much faster than Danielās that Mercedes thought they could pit him for fresher tyres and have him on Danielās tail going into the#last lap#except they didnāt factor in Danielās ability to meet his target lap times with scary precision#and reeling in a final perfect lap to take victory#pulling out 15s over his 4x wdc teammate all while keeping his tyres in better condition#it was a formidable win on all possible metrics#a win that wouldnāt have been possible but for Danielās confidence speed and precision#it was the perfect example that Daniel didnāt need the fastest car to win but give him a car he was comfortable in#and he wasnāt going to leave a win on the table#daniel ricciardo
