​Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren will go their separate ways at the end of the 2022 Formula 1 season. The Australian driver has one more year left on his contract with the British team.

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Daniel Ricciardo will not continue working at McLaren

Ricciardo and McLaren have announced that they have agreed to terminate their current agreement until the end of the 2023 season.

The driver talks about “several months of discussions” and the conclusion was announced on Wednesday: Ricciardo will leave McLaren at the end of this year.

The Australian says, among other things, that it was a pleasure to play for the British team and that he will announce in the next period what he plans to do.

Ricciardo has scored just 19 points this season in Formula 1, compared to team-mate Lando Norris’ 76.

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The next Grand Prix of the 2022 Formula 1 season will be the Belgian Grand Prix on August 28 at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

Rating of Formula 1 pilots from the deputy of Hungary

1. Max Verstappen (RedBull) 258 points

2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 178

3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 173

4. George Russell (Mercedes) 158

5. Carlos Sainz (“Ferrari”) 156

6. Lewis Hamilton (“Mercedes”) 146

7. Lando Norris (McLaren) 76, etc.

Tournament table of Formula 1 constructors

1. RedBull 431 points

2. Ferrari 334

3. Mercedes 304

4. Alpine 99

5. McLaren 95 and others.