RB boss Laurent Mekies admits the way the team handled Daniel Ricciardo's exit was "not ideal," according to Motorsports.com Saturday. F1 fans were upset that they weren't able to give Ricciardo a proper send-off because the team didn't announce his exit until after the Singapore Grand Prix,

RB boss Laurent Mekies has said that the team could have handled Daniel Ricciardo's exit from Formula 1 better.

Daniel Ricciardo’s final Formula 1 race weekend could have been handled in a better way, his former RB team has admitted.The Australian was dropped by RB after the Singapore Grand Prix in favour of Liam Lawson,

Daniel Ricciardo and his RB Formula One team knew before last month's Singapore Grand Prix that he was leaving and having to pretend otherwise was "not ideal", principal Laurent Mekies said on Friday.

Daniel Ricciardo contested his final Grand Prix as a VCARB driver in Singapore, but that was only confirmed days later.