F1 drivers urged to “step up” to fill Ricciardo and Vettel void

Ricciardo was axed by McLaren and chose to take a third driver role at Red Bull this season, while four-time F1 champion Vettel chose to retire after representing Aston Martin last season.A domino effect through the 2023 driver line-up saw rookies Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries and Logan Sargeant get their first chances."I must say there are two notable exceptions to F1 in 2023,” Kravitz said on Sky in Bahrain. “We do miss their presence and I'm talking about Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel. And you know what? I felt this on Thursday when we started and I feel it now,…

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