Ricciardo felt «rapid» before Stroll F1 clash in China
Under a mid-race safety car, Aston Martin driver Stroll clattered into the back of Ricciardo at the hairpin, which forced the Australian to retire with car damage. Ricciardo was furious with Stroll’s refusal to take blame for the incident, while the Canadian labelled his penalty a «joke». But amid a tough a thus far point-less […]
Ricciardo could feel new F1 chassis difference in China
The Australian had come into the Chinese Grand Prix off the back of a difficult start to the season, where he had been struggling for pace against team-mate Yuki Tsunoda and facing questions over his future. With no obvious explanation for his difficulties, the team believed a well-timed change of chassis for this weekend would […]
Ricciardo confident RB F1 struggles “not a McLaren situation”
The Australian was dropped by McLaren at the end of 2022 after struggling to come to terms with the car across two difficult seasons in which he lagged behind Lando Norris. Thus far in 2024 he has been overshadowed by Tsunoda, who has twice made Q3 and finished seventh in Australia. However Ricciardo insists that […]
F1 midfield battle for last tenths will be «brutal» every weekend
The early races have suggested that Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin are set to dominate the top 10 in both qualifying and races, leaving everyone else to challenge for rare opportunities to break into the points. RB now leads that group after Yuki Tsunoda secured seventh place in the high-attrition Australian Grand […]