Another Formula 1 race, another race victory for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The three-time defending champion won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday starting from pole — marking his fourth victory in five races this season and his 23rd in the last 27 GPs extending through to last season. Only …
Read More »Legend’s grim prediction for Ricciardo’s Red Bull dream
A former F1 world champion believes Daniel Ricciardo has “run out of time” to secure the second Red Bull seat, despite the team publicly stating otherwise. Ricciardo will once again line up for AlphaTauri – although the team’s new name for 2024 has yet to be confirmed – alongside Yuki …
Read More »F1 boss hints Red Bull future in Ricciardo’s hands
Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko has implied another year for Daniel Ricciardo with AlphaTauri is on the cards. The Australian made his shock mid-season Formula 1 return at the Hungarian Grand Prix in place of Nyck De Vries and is on the verge of another season. Ricciardo has made …
Read More »‘Death or glory’: Full story behind Ricciardo’s return
Daniel Ricciardo will make his return as a fully-fledged F1 driver at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. Let’s quickly cover what we already know. He has replaced Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri who was sacked – probably harshly – just 10 races into his first season in F1. READ …
Read More »Ricciardo’s $414k act after ugly McLaren split
The final part of Daniel Ricciardo‘s split with McLaren is complete, with the Aussie selling his McLaren road car. Ricciardo posted his stunning ‘Lantana purple’ 2021 model McLaren 720s Spider for sale in April for a cool $414,000. The four litre V8 engine produces 710-horsepower and can go from zero …
Read More »$18m battle ends Ricciardo’s McLaren ‘disaster’
Daniel Ricciardo has cost the Aston Martin team $18 million by holding off his former teammate Sebastian Vettel in the closing stages of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Ricciardo finished ninth in his final race for McLaren, less than a second ahead of Vettel. Had Vettel been able pass Ricciardo, …
Read More »The damning truth backing Ricciardo’s axing
An analysis of Daniel Ricciardo‘s terrible qualifying form adds to the case that McLaren would be right to replace him at the end of the season. Ricciardo is ranked last and equal-last on the grid in two crucial qualifying metrics against teammate Lando Norris. Officially, Ricciardo has out-qualified Norris just …
Read More »Ricciardo’s eye-watering demand as tug-of-war turns ugly
Daniel Ricciardo will reportedly seek a $21 million payout from McLaren in order to make way for fellow Australian Oscar Piastri at the Woking-based team. Ricciardo has what appears to be a watertight contract for 2023, meaning McLaren will need to convince him to step aside in favour of Piastri. …
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