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“Braking” and “slow speed corners” — Tsunoda on where he holds current pace advantage over RB F1 teammate Ricciardo

With the Australian Grand Prix weekend already underway, some drivers are trying to continue with a good streak of results that they have started this season with, while some others are trying to get the push they need to reverse this difficult start to the season that have had. Having changed its official name from…

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“Complete bullshit” — Komatsu strongly rejects Haas was unsporting with tactics in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Ayao Komatsu, the boss of Haas Formula 1, has called the team’s alleged “unsportsmanlike” behavior during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix “complete bullshit.” Kevin Magnussen received a 10-second penalty for contact with Alex Albon at turn 4 on the restart, and he followed it up with another after passing Yuki Tsunoda off track at the…

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“I know I can still do it” — Ricciardo brushes off criticism of his early season performance ahead of home F1 race

Daniel Ricciardo is adamant that he is his own worst critic after recent criticism by Helmut Marko. The Australian was beaten by his RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda in both qualifying and the race last time out in Saudi Arabia. This lacklustre result prompted Marko to criticise him scathingly in his Speedweek column: “There is a…

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Ricciardo looking to “kick some ass” at home race after RB F1 found issues on his car during Saudi Arabian GP weekend

Daniel Ricciardo endured an extremely difficult Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend — and the Australian confirmed post-race his VCARB 01 was not performing at 100% either due to some “flaws” that he had hoped would be found post-qualifying. The 8-time Grand Prix winner and Yuki Tsunoda had been closely matched in practice and Q1. But…

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Tsunoda believes Magnussen’s actions in F1 Saudi Arabian GP to help Hulkenberg get a point were “unfair”

After the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, RB F1’s Yuki Tsunoda voiced his concerns over what he deems an “unfair” strategy employed by Haas. The race unfolded with unexpected drama as Nico Hulkenberg clinched a P10 finish for the American owned team, leaving Tsunoda questioning the fairness behind their tactics. The controversy arose after Kevin Magnussen…

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Daniel Ricciardo hopes car was “damaged” to explain struggles during F1 Saudi Arabian GP qualifying

After the tumultuous last few laps in the season opener in Bahrain, the RB F1 drivers had garnered much media attention. Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda qualified P14 and P9 respectively for the second round of the 2024 Formula One season, under the floodlights of Jeddah. The 8-time Grand Prix winner was 0.461s slower than…

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Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda clear the air after fiery end to F1 Bahrain GP

Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo have resolved their differences after last week’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Yuki Tsunoda got rather angry when RB F1 ordered him to swap position with his teammate who had softer tyres with 5 laps remaining. The Japanese driver had been stuck behind Kevin Magnussen himself. Ricciardo got the place eventually but…

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Tsunoda content with P11 after struggling “quite a lot” during practice for F1 Bahrain GP

RB F1 Team driver Yuki Tsunoda is satisfied after qualifying P11 for Saturday’s Bahrain Grand Prix as he struggled “quite a lot” at the start of the weekend. However, the Japanese driver said he was “not really setting any target for Q3.” “We knew everyone’s doing different things and also it won’t be easy for…

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