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Daniel Ricciardo driving his RB in Spain

Ricciardo “definitely felt a few more limitations” with his updated car during F1 Spanish GP, “happy” with personal performance

Luke-John Buckle4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Daniel Ricciardo is sure that he maximised the performance of his RB in the Spanish Grand Prix as the team had a terrible weekend pace-wise in Barcelona. The Italian team introduced a raft of upgrades, including a new engine cover and rear wing in Spain. RB’s improvements failed to deliver and they went backwards, ending…

Ricciardo admits RB doesn’t have “the pace with this current configuration” after double Q1 elimination ahead of F1 Spanish GP

Magdalena Put4 months ago4 months ago010 mins

RB had a disappointing showing in qualifying ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, with both Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo failing to make it past Q1. Having recently found a second wind after a slow start to the season, the team has been on a consistent point scoring streak since Miami. Unfortunately, that looks set…

“Our strength is my engineering group” — Tsunoda credits his RB F1 engineers for strong start to 2024 season

Harshpreet Kaur4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

Ahead of the 2024 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix, Yuki Tsunoda was asked about his expectations from the car in the racing weeks ahead. F1 travels to Spain, Austria, Britain, Hungary and Belgium before the summer break. Tsunoda went on to explain that they are planning to run their car in quite a stiff way…

Tsunoda laments the “mistake” that saw him spin out of the points at F1 Canadian GP: “It’s not the way I should finish”

Magdalena Put4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

RB driver Yuki Tsunoda took responsibility for a late mistake in the Canadian Grand Prix, where a lockup caused him to run wide and spin, ruining his chances for a points finish. In the closing stages of the race, it looked like RB was on for a double-points finish in Canada, as both Tsunoda and…

Ricciardo “happy” with P8 in F1 Canadian GP as you “can’t expect to do a perfect race”

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

Daniel Ricciardo had just scored his much-needed first Grand Prix points in 2024. Despite getting them, the Australian believed the race was a mixed outing for himself and the team. In Montreal, the 34-year-old qualified in fifth but his Sunday started on the backfoot after receiving a five-second penalty for a false start. At one…

“I did my job, the team didn’t” — Ocon unhappy about team orders to swap with Gasly at the end of F1 Canadian GP following “a mega race”

Anna Elizabeth Krausová4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

Esteban Ocon demonstrated his great driving skills during the Canadian Grand Prix race, managing to fight his way through the field from P18 into a points finish in P10. However, the Frenchman is far from happy coming from the weekend, feeling like he was robbed of even more points by his own team. On lap…

Sergio Perez handed 3-place grid penalty for Spanish GP, Red Bull fined following F1 Canadian GP

James O'Connor4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Sergio Perez will drop 3 spots on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix as the stewards took a dim view of him driving back to the pits at relatively high speed following a crash in Canada on Sunday. The Mexican got on a wet patch and spun on lap 53 heading into turn 6,…

Tsunoda says confirmation of 2025 RB F1 deal “clears up my mind”

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Confirmation came through just before qualifying on Saturday afternoon that Yuki Tsunoda would be staying with RB F1 for the 2025 season. The 24-year-old has had a brilliant to 2024, scoring 19 points and clearly outperforming teammate Daniel Ricciardo to date. The Japanese driver admitted it is a relief to know where he will be…

Ricciardo “had a very open chat” with Mekies following F1 Monaco GP to try and understand 2024 difficulties

Karishma Persad5 months ago5 months ago015 mins

After an impressive qualifying performance, Daniel Ricciardo will start Sunday’s race in fifth position. The Australian driver who criticised earlier in the weekend by 1997 World Champion, Jacques Villeneuve, was asked whether he was sending a message to the Canadian through his performance. Ricciardo replied that he had not heard Villeneuve’s comments but dismissed the…

Ricciardo holding himself “accountable for not doing anything too spectacular” after missing out on Red Bull Racing F1 drive for 2025

Lucrezia Costa5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

Daniel Ricciardo had been among the names thrown around as a contender for Red Bull’s coveted second seat. However, his hopes were ended for now by the announcement of Sergio Perez’s two-year contract extension, which will see him driver for the reigning champions until 2026. Ricciardo discussed his feelings on the matter ahead of this…