Daniel Ricciardo desires to earn his seat in Formulation One with Crimson Bull-owned RB subsequent season and has stated his eighth place in Canada had helped.

The Italy-based group have already confirmed Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda for 2025 however have but to say who will take the second seat, with New Zealand reserve driver Liam Lawson additionally within the reckoning.

Ricciardo, 34, is an eight-time grand prix winner however has been outscored by Tsunoda over the 9 races thus far this season.

The race in Montreal was the Australian’s first high 10 end of the marketing campaign whereas Tsunoda has had 5 thus far.

“I wanted a outcome like that,” Ricciardo, who began his comeback with RB final season after leaving McLaren in 2022, instructed reporters forward of the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.

“Now that I am again in that Crimson Bull household, I actually do not see myself wherever else. In order that’s the place I would love to remain and proceed.

“I clearly need to earn it. I do not simply need it to be like ‘Yeah, yeah. OK. Keep one other yr.’ I clearly need to be right here as a result of I do know that I nonetheless belong right here and might do performances like I did final week.”

Ricciardo confronted criticism from retired 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve earlier than qualifying fifth in Canada, with the Canadian questioning why he was nonetheless there.

“We’re listening to the identical factor for the final 5 years. ‘We’ve to make the automotive higher for him, poor him’. No. You are in F1. If you cannot minimize it, go dwelling. There will be another person to take your home,” Villeneuve instructed Sky Sports activities.

“I believe his picture has saved him in F1 greater than his precise outcomes.”