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 Zealander joining Yuki Tsunoda from Austin’s US Grand Prix onwards.Read Also: Formula 1RB replaces …Keep 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 sister team paid tribute to Ricciardo’s 14-year F1 career on their social media accounts, before the …Keep 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 Thursday afternoon, Red Bull’s social media channels paid tribute to Ricciardo’s contribution over the …Keep reading
Sergio Perez doubled his praise of rookie driver Franco Colapinto and reckoned the young Argentine “didn’t put a foot wrong” in his defence at the Singapore Grand Prix.Colapinto once again impressed in Singapore with a brave move into Turn 1, which ensured he got up to ninth place on the opening lap. He then held his own in defence against Perez, which stifled the Mexican driver’s progress in …Keep reading
The 2024 F1 season has seen the calendar become more regionalised, as part of an attempt from the championship to increase its sustainability.It has resulted in the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix being placed in a back-to-back, while the Japanese GP was moved from its usual Autumn slot to April. This grouped the Suzuka event with China, however, it did leave an open slot after the Singapore GP …Keep reading
As a triple world champion Verstappen is used to being the focal point of attention on a grand prix weekend, but in Singapore the Red Bull driver caught the spotlights for the wrong reasons, caught up in a controversy with the FIA over swearing in the Thursday press conference.The saga started with an interview of FIA president Mohamed Ben Sulayem with Autosport in which he had urged the F1 to go …Keep reading
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has asked for a “civilised” approach to the current controversy over swearing, in the wake of the FIA punishing Max Verstappen for use of a swear word.In Singapore’s Thursday press conference, Verstappen was reflecting on the previous race in Azerbaijan had described his car as “f***ed” – to which the FIA took a dim view and handed him the equivalent of community …Keep reading
McLaren has admitted that it faces a dilemma over whether to introduce floor upgrades to its dominant MCL38 Formula 1 car.The Woking-based team was in a class of its own at the Singapore Grand Prix, with Lando Norris running unchallenged to take victory over Max Verstappen.McLaren’s form, which has helped it lead the constructors’ championship, comes off the back of it being cautious with its …Keep reading
Toto Wolff has conceded Mercedes “read the race wrong” with Lewis Hamilton’s strategy at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.Hamilton pulled out a stellar effort to turn his qualifying fortunes around and take third on the grid at the Marina Bay Circuit, lining up behind championship protagonists Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.But when the tyre blankets were removed ahead of the race start …Keep reading
Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari should have won the Singapore Grand Prix having finished just behind Carlos Sainz.The Aston Martin driver picked up four points for eighth at the Marina Bay Circuit having undercut Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg at the pitstop window, who Alonso was in a train with as well as Charles Leclerc – who would eventually finish fifth.Having picked up his fourth top-10 in five …Keep reading