After a rather strong Q1, which had seen both RB drivers advance to the next qualifying segment very comfortably, Yuki Tsunoda crashed out at the end of Q2 while on a fast lap, while definitely looking to be in the running for a top ten spot. The Japanese driver was thus unable to improve on…
Austin wasn’t as sweet to Yuki Tsunoda as it had been in 2023, when the Japanese driver had brought back home well deserved points with a P8, and a fastest lap to boot. This time around, starting from that same P8 spot, a bad strategy, followed by a spin, cost him a shot at a…
Liam Lawson jumped back into a Formula One car for the first time in over a year at the United States Grand Prix. The New Zealander is back with RB F1, formerly known as AlphaTauri, alongside his former teammate Yuki Tsunoda. The weekend started out fairly disappointing with Lawson qualifying P15 during Sprint Qualifying, and…
The last time we saw Liam Lawson in a race car was back in October last year during the Qatar Grand Prix weekend, the last of 5 races he was driving in place of Daniel Riccardo due to his hand injury. It’s been over a year since the New Zealander was behind the wheel but…
Liam Lawson is back. Following an impressive 5-race stint last year as he subbed for Daniel Ricciardo who picked up an injury at Zandvoort in practice, the Kiwi has six rounds to prove himself that he deserves to stay on the grid in 2025. “That’s literally once, obviously once in a lifetime. And it’s something…
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…
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…
The 2024 Italian F1 Grand Prix was a day of mixed emotions for both Haas and VISA CashApp RB. For Haas, Kevin Magnussen scored a point in 10th, but received a one-race ban to be served in Baku, and Nico Hülkenberg finished 17th. For RB, Daniel Ricciardo finished 13th while facing multiple time penalties, and…
RB F1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo isn’t concerning himself with the rumours around the paddock that he might be replacing Sergio Pérez at Red Bull Racing. In the press conference on Thursday, the Aussie F1 driver denied knowing any rumours of any driver changes at Red Bull. “No changes from the approach” as he says, as…
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…
