F1 commentator Martin Brundle has weighed in on the war of words between Daniel Ricciardo and Jacques Villeneuve, saying the Aussie ‘never seemed the same driver again’ after leaving Red Bull.

Throughout his career, Ricciardo has achieved eight Grand Prix victories and 32 podium finishes, marking him as one of the sport’s better competitors.

But those results have become hard to come by in recent years, with podium finishes drying up during stints at Renault from 2019-2020 and a troubled partnership with McLaren from 2021-2022.

Since returning to racing with RB, Ricciardo has found it tough going – with teammate Yuki Tsunoda generally getting the upper hand.

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Martin Brundle (pictured) offered his view on Daniel Ricciardo in the wake of recent criticism from F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve

Brundle said that Ricciardo (pictured) ‘never seemed the same driver’ after leaving Red Bull