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Christian Horner reveals that Daniel Ricciardo’s performance was “never compelling enough” to justify a promotion back to Red Bull F1

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago013 mins

Although the official announcement arrived a few days later, it seemed fairly certain that Daniel Ricciardo was bidding his farewell to the F1 paddock at the Singapore Grand Prix. With six race weekends to go, he is set to be replaced by Liam Lawson at Racing Bulls with immediate effect. Despite his departure from the…

“Clearly communicated” to Ricciardo that he had to comfortably beat Tsunoda — Marko on RB F1 driver change

Jonah Presser5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Co-Author: Chiara Martin As things shake up in the Red Bull family of drivers once again, Helmut Marko has weighed in on the latest swap. The unsurprising news has finally come out: Daniel Ricciardo has been removed from his RB F1 drive, and Liam Lawson gets his time in the spotlight with a full-time F1…

The Honey Badger’s finest hours: Ranking Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 victories

Chiara Martin5 months ago5 months ago019 mins

A few drivers have captured the hearts of fans quite like Daniel Ricciardo. Known for his beaming smile, daring overtakes, and infectious personality, the Australian driver has become one of the sport’s most beloved figures. With an impressive 257 race starts to his name, Ricciardo has established himself as a seasoned veteran of the track,…

Liam Lawson to drive with RB for the rest of the 2024 F1 season

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

22-year-old Liam Lawson is back in Formula One. The New Zealander is replacing Daniel Ricciardo at RB F1 for the final six races of this year’s campaign. He’ll start at the United States Grand Prix at COTA next month. Pit Debrief learned from a source on the Saturday of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that Lawson…

Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 career set to end as he loses RB seat

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

The Formula One career of 8-time Grand Prix winner Daniel Ricciardo looks to have come to a close. RB F1 has confirmed that the Australian will step aside as Liam Lawson is going to take over for the remainder of the 2024 season, starting at the United States Grand Prix next month. Pit Debrief learned…

Tsunoda “frustrated with myself” as he misses out on points with bad start in F1 Singapore GP

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Yuki Tsunoda was left to ponder a horrible first lap at the Singapore Grand Prix as he finished in P12 following a strong qualifying performance. Starting P8, he lost out to Charles Leclerc and Franco Colapinto into turn 1 as his launch was terrible — a common theme for the RB cars in 2024. After…

McLaren will “ask questions” about RB pitting Ricciardo for fastest lap in F1 Singapore GP but Wolff says it was “not a dirty play”

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

This year’s F1 Singapore Grand Prix was heading for being filed under ‘forgettable’ by many fans due to a rather processional event. However, a fastest lap from Daniel Ricciardo on the final lap of the race meant that it will be talked about for many more weeks, months and possibly years to come. With race…

“If this is it, I’m proud of the career” — Daniel Ricciardo on F1 Singapore GP race

Chiara Martin5 months ago010 mins

Daniel Ricciardo’s race at the Singapore Grand Prix was anything but conventional. Starting on soft tyres and ultimately finding himself out of the points, the Australian driver was called in for a final stop towards the end, securing the fastest lap in a dramatic twist to his day. Reflecting on the race, Ricciardo revealed his…

“A well-timed safety car” — Ricciardo quips about bringing Piquet back to F1 after a poor qualifying in Singapore GP

Harshpreet Kaur5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

Under the street-lights of Singapore, Formula One held it’s Qualifying session for the race on Sunday, and despite what seemed to be a promising Friday Daniel Ricciardo’s failed to make it past Q1. The Australian driver only qualified P16. When asked to explain what exactly went wrong in the session, the VCARB driver had no…

Tsunoda satisfied with “good” F1 Singapore GP qualifying performance, concedes Haas is “definitely a better, efficient car”

Evan Roberts5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

A positive qualifying session in Singapore will see Yuki Tsunoda start the race in P8, his first Q3 appearance since the Hungarian GP before the summer break. Despite the strong result, Tsunoda didn’t appear too content with his car, a lack of efficiency the main issue for the RB driver, claiming the car is lacking…