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Ricciardo and Tsunoda confirm RB running a “hybrid package” for British GP following difficulties with parts of Barcelona F1 upgrade

Chiara Martin6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

In their written media sessions ahead of the British Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda shared insights into their teams’ current states and future expectations. Ricciardo confirmed that the experimentation phase is over for his team as they look to find the right balance between the new and old parts. “Yeah, I’d say for…

Fellow F1 drivers defend Max Verstappen following stinging media criticism after Austrian GP contact with Lando Norris

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago010 mins

Media day at the British Grand Prix has been dominated by the contact between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at the Red Bull Ring last Sunday. From lap 55 onwards, the Dutchman and Brit went hard at it, having multiple battles before an unfortunate collision on lap 64 at turn 3 saw both drivers end…

“I will improve myself” — Yuki Tsunoda vows to learn from use of slur word at F1 Austrian GP

Evan Roberts6 months ago05 mins

Fourteenth in Austria is the latest in the run of disappointing results for Yuki Tsunoda who had issues on and off track last weekend. The Japanese driver found himself in hot water on Saturday after using a slur on the team radio. This came after an incident with Zhou Guanyu, where Tsunoda was stuck behind…

Tsunoda handed big fine following use of a slur word during F1 Austrian GP qualifying

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a 40,000 euro fine following the use of a slur during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon, with 20,000 suspended. The Japanese driver used the r word as a driver pulled out into the fast lane ahead of him in during Q1. He finished up in P14…

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

Olivia Pursehouse6 months ago6 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…

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

Magdalena Put6 months ago6 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 Kaur6 months ago6 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 Put6 months ago6 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…

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

James O'Connor6 months ago6 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,…

F1 | Canadian GP | Race | Max Verstappen masters Montreal to win wild race from Norris and Russell

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago012 mins

The Saubers of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu started from pit lane. They changed to a different rear wing spec as they looked to take advantage of the wet conditions. RUS, VER, NOR, PIA, RIC, ALO, HAM, TSU, STR, ALB, LEC, SAI, SAR, MAG, GAS, PER, HUL, OCO was the final starting grid. 18 drivers…