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Ricciardo was “massively” disappointed to finish the F1 Hungarian GP in P12 after RB “fucked up” his race

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

RB’s Daniel Ricciardo left Hungaroring without any points in a race that may be important in deciding his future in Formula 1. Despite qualifying in ninth, ahead of teammate Yuki Tsunoda who crashed in Q3 during Saturday’s qualifying session, the Australian finished the Grand Prix in a frustrating P12 — outside the points. The 35-year-old…

Ricciardo declares he has “two races to give it hell” as he starts P9 at F1 Hungarian GP

Rachel Stephens4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Daniel Ricciardo’s performance throughout qualifying at the Hungarian GP demonstrated why he’s in the mix for the highly sought after second Red Bull seat. Qualifying in P9 was a solid outcome for the Aussie, despite him feeling that the team missed out on some opportunities to beat Aston Martin due to the rain following the…

“Quite a lot is in our hands” — Ricciardo on the second Red Bull F1 seat and trying to “control the controllables”

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah4 months ago4 months ago09 mins

Coming into the Hungarian Grand Prix, Sergio Pérez has faced big scrutiny over his poor slump in form that saw the Mexican scoring only 15 points over the last six rounds. The clauses in his contract means that the 34-year-old potentially has only two races to save his Red Bull career and to help the…

RB F1 “gave up a bit too much of slow speed” with Spanish GP updates — Bayer

Syrine Ferchichi4 months ago08 mins

RB F1 started 2024 very strongly. They scored 29 points in the opening 9 rounds and looked to have a comfortable advantage in the Constructors’ Championship over Alpine, Haas, Williams and Sauber. The introduction of an updated floor, rear wing, and engine cover in the Spanish Grand Prix was highly anticipated as the team was…

“He’s making a strong case for himself” — Horner says Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar has a chance of 2025 F1 drive

Anumitha Murugapandian4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

With 20 points in the bag for Yuki Tsunoda, he has outshined and edged his more experienced teammate Daniel Ricciardo so far in 2024. The 35-year-old Australian is on 11 points himself, and trails the Japanese driver 3-9 in Grand Prix qualifying. In recent events Ricciardo has started to look stronger, improving his qualifying form…

“Something felt completely wrong” — Tsunoda battled a damaged floor mounting bracket during F1 Spanish GP

Olivia Pursehouse5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

After a less than ideal Sunday in Barcelona for Yuki Tsunoda, being forced to take an extra pit stop as RB went with a 3-stop strategy, the Japanese driver found himself finishing in 19th after a 5s time penalty was applied for speeding in the pitlane. Speaking afterwards, the 24-year-old explained something did not feel right…

Yuki Tsunoda extends his contract with VCARB F1 for 2025

Anna Elizabeth Krausová6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Another seat in Formula 1 is officially taken for next year, with Yuki Tsunoda’s freshly announced contract extension. The Japanese driver has been with the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 team since his debut in the sport, this season being his fourth. As the statement claims, he is consistently “showing enormous progress to become…

“My priority is Red Bull” — Tsunoda says RB F1 is his first choice for 2025 despite interest from other teams

Anna Elizabeth Krausová6 months ago010 mins

Yuki Tsunoda has been starring with his excellent results since the start of the season, scoring important points, including his home race in Japan, for the RB team. And furthermore, outperforming his teammate Daniel Ricciardo by some margin — fourteen points and four positions in the Drivers’ Championship standings to be exact. However, with Sergio…

Permane: RB F1 “trying several things to improve” as they look for solution to their bad starts in 2024

Anumitha Murugapandian6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

The first step into having a great race is to have a great start. A good launch is critical to hold position, at the very least. Alan Permane talks about how RB is trying to improve in every single element regarding launches. Race starts have been a big issue for the team this year. In…

Daniel Ricciardo getting out of his RB car in Parc Ferme at Monaco

Ricciardo on continuous F1 qualifying struggles and failing to make Q3: “The frustrating thing is I can do it”

Luke-John Buckle6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Daniel Ricciardo has expressed his frustrations in Formula 1, where he struggles to match his RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda. The Australian has scored a measly five points in 2024, all of which came from a fourth-place finish in the Sprint in Miami. Ricciardo is yet to score a point in a Grand Prix, while Tsunoda…