Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and more respond as Daniel Ricciardo F1 exit confirmed

Messages have been flooding in from around the world of Formula 1 after the departure of Daniel Ricciardo was confirmed.In the lead-up to the Singapore Grand Prix, speculation emerged that this would be Ricciardo’s final race with Red Bull’s junior team VCARB and perhaps in Formula 1 entirely, this made official on Thursday as Ricciardo departs Formula 1, while Liam Lawson takes over his VCARB seat for the remainder of F1 2024.Messages pour in for Daniel Ricciardo as F1 exit made officialSingapore therefore proves to be the 257th and perhaps final grand prix start for Ricciardo – an eight-time race winner – who took to social media to issue a statement after the announcement was made.“I’ve loved this sport my whole life. It’s wild and wonderful and been a journey,” said Ricciardo.“To the teams and individuals that have played their part, thank you. To the fans who love the sport sometimes more than me haha thank you. It’ll always have its highs and lows but it’s been fun and truth be told I wouldn’t change it.“Until the next adventure.”And there has been no shortage of replies from former teams, team-mates and rivals of the ‘Honey Badger’.Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton simply put: “Legend”.Ricciardo at Red Bull found himself looking to take the fight to Hamilton and the dominant Mercedes team in the early years of the V6 turbo-hybrid era, Ricciardo the only non-Mercedes race winner of the 2014 season, registering three victories in his first campaign with Red Bull.Hamilton’s current Mercedes team-mate George Russell added:  “Going to miss you mate.”The Mercedes team meanwhile thanked Ricciardo for his energy and competition.“You’ve been an incredible competitor over the years,” the Silver Arrows replied.“Thanks for the many fun battles and the infectious energy you brought to our sport both on and off track. Enchanté Daniel.”