Daniel Ricciardo setting the fastest lap in the Singapore GP reopened the debate about the rule that awards one extra point to the driver who sets it.The Australian’s late switch to soft tyres allowed him to steal the fastest lap from dominant race winner Lando Norris, who was set toContinue Reading
The Red Bull and RB Formula 1 teams’ decision to drop Daniel Ricciardo mid-season had nothing to do with him performing so badly that an immediate change was needed.RB team boss Laurent Mekies made it crystal clear last weekend that, if the Australian had the car underneath him he needed,Continue Reading
Formula 1 said goodbye to Daniel Ricciardo at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, as it became increasingly clear that the RB driver was set to be replaced by Liam Lawson.That news was officially confirmed on 26 September, meaning Lawson will partner Yuki Tsunoda for the final six rounds of theContinue Reading
“Hi Liam, welcome to Formula 1. Oh, by the way, you’ve got a 10-place grid penalty for the sprint race due to an unscheduled engine swap.”It perhaps is not the way that Liam Lawson had envisaged ahead of his long-awaited full-time debut with RB, but the New Zealander is likelyContinue Reading
Helmut Marko believes Daniel Ricciardo lost his “killer instinct” in the years away from Red Bull as he explained the Australian’s RB exit.On Thursday, it was confirmed Ricciardo has been replaced at Red Bull’s RB team for the remainder of 2024 by reserve driver Liam Lawson, with the New ZealanderContinue Reading
Helmut Marko believes Daniel Ricciardo lost his “killer instinct” in the years away from Red Bull as he explained the Australian’s RB exit.On Thursday, it was confirmed Ricciardo has been replaced at Red Bull’s RB team for the remainder of 2024 by reserve driver Liam Lawson, with the New ZealanderContinue Reading
The RB Formula 1 team has officially confirmed Liam Lawson will replace Daniel Ricciardo for the remainder of the 2024 season.Lawson will step into the car at next month’s United States Grand Prix and complete the remaining six grands prix alongside Yuki Tsunoda.Earlier on Thursday Red Bull and its sisterContinue Reading
Red Bull has finally confirmed the exit from Formula 1 of Daniel Ricciardo.While it has been widely accepted that Ricciardo competed in his final race for RB in Singapore last weekend, there had been no formal announcement from the squad or parent Red Bull operation about the situation.But on ThursdayContinue Reading
Ferrari feels it has got on top of its 2024 Formula 1 car bouncing issues, which senior performance engineer Jock Clear believes is simply part of the challenges presented by the current ground-effect regulations.A floor upgrade for the Spanish Grand Prix promised to build on the performance offered by theContinue Reading
For the second weekend in a row, one of the more interesting technical nuances from the Singapore Grand Prix revolved around McLaren and its rear wing choice.But rather than this being a controversial talking point like in Baku, as attention was grabbed by its ‘mini-DRS’, instead the fascinating element toContinue Reading