Damon Hill gives his perspective on the Jacques Villeneuve vs Daniel Ricciardo tussle and how the criticism against the Aussie was harsh.

Ricciardo made clear upon his mid-season return to the grid with AlphaTauri (now RB) that getting back in the Red Bull, the same seat he vacated back in 2018, was his ultimate target. As Pérez struggled through the second half of the season, suggestions of that happening only grew.

Daniel Ricciardo did not take kindly to criticism for Jacques Villenueve, but his lack of form this season should be a concern for the Australian.

A verbal clash between Daniel Ricciardo and Jacques Villeneuve at the Canadian Grand Prix highlighted Villeneuve's criticism of Ricciardo's role in F1.

During the intense Canadian Grand Prix weekend, a fiery exchange between former F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve and current VCARB driver Daniel Ricciardo made he

Ricciardo departed McLaren in 2022, two years into a three-year deal, after struggling alongside Lando Norris, and did not seal a full-time seat in 2023. Ricciardo returned to the grid mid-2023 with AlphaTauri—now RB—but has scored only one top-10 finish in a Grand Prix in that period, and none in 2024.

The 1997 champion commented, as quoted by Crash.net: "Why is he still in F1? Why? We're hearing the same thing now for the last four or five years: 'we have to make the car better for him, poor him'. Sorry, it's been five years of that, no. You're in F1.

F1 pundit Natalie Pinkham said it was great to see Daniel Ricciardo quieten critics like Jacques Villeneuve with his performance on track in Canada.

Since his presence at the Canadian Grand Prix, it has been a back and forth battle of words between Jacques Villeneuve and Daniel Ricciardo. Indeed, Villeneuve expressed harsh criticism of the Australian,