Daniel Ricciardo's helmet was seen scribbled FEA in the Monaco GP, what does FEA mean and to whom is it directed to ?
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There is no doubt that the Mclaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has been struggling with his performance for quite some time now. The Australian’s upbeat start to the season came tumbling down in the last two weeks of racing. He finished 13th at the flag after a vehicle problem put him out of the top ten in the Spanish Grand Prix, and a perplexing qualifying session in Monte Carlo kept him there. Ricciardo’s helmet was seen scribbled FEA in the Monaco GP, what does FEA mean and to whom is it directed to ?
After a rough couple of weeks at McLaren, there has been no shortage of critics willing to slam Daniel Ricciardo. However, Ricciardo claimed at Monte Carlo that his skin is thick and that he will not go down without a fight against his car struggles, and his team principal, Andreas Seidl, believes he remains equally devoted to the 32-year-old as both sides try to extract the most from each other.
Ricciardo has had a difficult month so far. Not only has he failed to score in any of the three May races, but he’s also been the target of some pointed criticism from McLaren CEO Zak Brown, who told the media that the team-driver relationship wasn’t meeting expectations before making some cryptic remarks about the Australian’s contract exit clauses. There hasn’t been any official statement from either the driver or the team about the same but some believe that the CEO’s words were suggesting enough.
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Observant fans of the Monaco Grand Prix may have seen three letters scribbled on the back of Daniel Ricciardo’s helmet as the Australian raced on the street circuit through the principality. Ricciardo, on the other hand, claims that his curt helmet message wasn’t meant at a specific person or scenario, but rather was a self-motivation approach to get him out of a form rut. While the Mclaren driver is known for his witty humor, he had done the same on his helmet during his days in Red Bull in 2018.
“I like to use acronyms to pump me up. It’s honestly not directed at anyone; it’s something that I’ve said for a few years, and it just kind of gets me in my happy place. I think as well, as a driver, you put the helmet on and that’s also very significant of flipping the switch. It’s one of the last things I’ll see when I put the helmet on. So it reminds me to channel in and get into the zone.” expressed Ricciardo.
The teams and the drivers are all set for the next race in the F1 calendar as the action will unfold in Azerbaijan on 12th of June 2022.
