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To early to right off Ricciardo, I do ecpect him to start getting on top of Yuki. (Ricciardo dont go fom pushing Max, to struggling beat Yuki)
The fact that they are changing Ricciado's Chassis for China must show that there are some issues with his current Chassis...
But if the chassis doesnt change anything, its strange to think a 35 year old is past it, while 42 old Alonso seems as competitive as ever, I guess Alonso is the exemption to the rule.
“I don’t see it as being a performance differentiator and certainly not something we want to be hopping drivers in and out of,” Permane said.
“It’s a happy accident we had one coming. And it doesn’t make sense to give it to Yuki, it makes sense to give it to Daniel.
“We’re not bringing a chassis because of his issues, let’s be clear about that. It all fits together.”
They do think he has issues, but bringing this new chassis is not to address that. Let's what are the next set of excuses for his lack of performance, once he has this new chassis.
I have nothing against Daniel as he is a very likeable chap. But is simply past his prime and holding onto a precious seat in F1 and probably keeping a talented driver away.
He got taken out by Albon who put his car somewhere he shouldn’t have! Daniel was taking the racing line and Albon was far too optimistic putting his car there.
Fan goggles... He blundered into Albon, causing the collision.
Rubbish, he was already moving into the racing line when Albon tried to drive around him into a vanishing space.
Yes it’s a first lap racing incident, but Albon was way too optimistic!
No. Not rubbish. Albon did nothing wrong by being there and Ricciardo is not entitled to other to piss off when he chooses to go wherever he pleases, just because your his fan.
Actually you're just grasping for everything to support your already biased opinion. Neither of this exonerates him.
True, it is unfortunate, that he didn't bother to check the other side... Edit:
Palmer, by the way says the exact opposite "it isn't at all to be blamed on Albon" and "All on Ricciardo".
I'm quite sure this is one ex-f1 driver you will ignore...
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Yawn. Yet another predictable, useless troll post. Roll on China.
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No. Not rubbish. Albon did nothing wrong by being there and Ricciardo is not entitled to other to piss off when he chooses to go wherever he pleases, just because your his fan.
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Actually you're just grasping for everything to support your already biased opinion. Neither of this exonerates him.
True, it is unfortunate, that he didn't bother to check the other side...
Edit:
Palmer, by the way says the exact opposite "it isn't at all to be blamed on Albon" and "All on Ricciardo".
I'm quite sure this is one ex-f1 driver you will ignore...
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Palmer is a great analyst. He is always spot on. But I assume he is trolling too.
You are a troll and you are a troll and you are a troll, eeeeeverybody is a troll.
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No. Not rubbish. Albon did nothing wrong by being there and Ricciardo is not entitled to other to piss off when he chooses to go wherever he pleases, just because your his fan.
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Actually you're just grasping for everything to support your already biased opinion. Neither of this exonerates him.
True, it is unfortunate, that he didn't bother to check the other side...
Edit:
Palmer, by the way says the exact opposite "it isn't at all to be blamed on Albon" and "All on Ricciardo".
I'm quite sure this is one ex-f1 driver you will ignore...
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Palmer is a great analyst. He is always spot on. But I assume he is trolling too.
You are a troll and you are a troll and you are a troll, eeeeeverybody is a troll.
While It was a racing incident, Albon tried to make it 3 cars into one turn by going around the outside, into a left hand turn, it was always going to end in tears.
Even the stewards made it clear that there were 3 cars involved. Daniel would have been at fault had Lance not been to his left.
While It was a racing incident, Albon tried to make it 3 cars into one turn by going around the outside, into a left hand turn, it was always going to end in tears.
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It is time in Melbourne now, isn't it? Sleep well and sweet dreams!
From Auto Motor und Sport. They now call the team Toro Rosso again.
Translated with DeepL:
Here is our overview of the upgrades at Suzuka:
Toro Rosso
Underbody/floor: The profile of the floor has been modified to achieve more downforce locally
Underbody/floor edge: Modified mini-wing on the edge
Toro Rosso: The new underfloor will be supplemented with other new developments in Miami.
"The changes will mainly help us in slow corners, so more in Shanghai than in Suzuka.
With the Miami package, we will then also tackle the fast corners.
That is still our weak point," reveals chief engineer Alan Permane.
But team principal Mekies doesn’t see it that way, insisting that Ricciardo’s pace has been clear despite the poor race-day returns.
“Things are improving with Daniel a lot, already from Australia,” he told Speed City Broadcasting.
“Even though he did a race [in Melbourne] from the back — a very frustrating race from the back — we’ve seen on his pace that the pace was there, so it gave us great confidence.”
Mekies also noted that Ricciardo had matched Tsunoda in qualifying in Japan despite effectively losing all of Friday practice to a combination of weather and the team’s decision to use one of its mandatory rookie practice sessions.
“[In qualifying] he was obviously right there as well for the top 10 together with Yuki, so it is a positive,” he said.
“Of course no driver wants to lose time in the car, and we know that every second counts and matters … but I’m sure he will be 100 per cent in China.
“These sorts of things happen. He has been around long enough to know that what matters is the speed, and he has the speed.”
Some pieces translated from Motorsport Italia. Racing Bulls: ultimatum a Ricciardo. Lawson alla finestra :
Giacomo Rauli
Apr 12, 2024, 12:26 pm
Daniel Ricciardo is certainly not doing well. The first 4 outings of the 2024 season told of a driver who returned to experience various difficulties in obtaining results, outclassed by a teammate who was certainly fast, but did not have the same pedigree or experience.
Let's say it right away, it's not just a question of the car. The adaptation to VCARB 01 is proving more complicated than expected, but the single-seater built in Faenza is still good enough to guarantee a points finish on some occasions. Yuki Tsunoda knows something about this, as up to now he has collected 7 points against the Australian's zero.
A Daniel Ricciardo, the one of 2024, very similar to the apathetic, breathless and declining one seen in McLaren rather than to the one who once again thrilled Christian Horner in a test carried out just under a year ago at Silverstone which then allowed him to return starter in Formula 1 with AlphaTauri taking the place of the disappointing Nyck De Vries.
Zero points in 4 races and a moment of difficulty which culminated last weekend with his retirement after a few hundred meters at the Japanese Grand Prix due to a contact - correctly judged by the stewards as a race contact - with the innocent Alexander Albon.
Helmut Marko often has Ricciardo in his post-race arguments. His point of view is the following: Daniel has problems that are not attributable to adaptation to VCARB 01, but to the purely mental aspect. It is no coincidence that Ricciardo has been impatient for some time now, even before the start of the season, with the situation in which Racing Bulls finds itself.
Liam Lawson, reserve driver, Visa Cash App RB F1 Team, with Helmut Marko, consultant, Red Bull Racing, Peter Bayer, CEO, RB F1 Team
In short, Ricciardo is experiencing another full-blown moment of difficulty. At McLaren he terminated his contract a year before its natural expiry, while now he is in the middle of a different situation. The handle of the knife is in the hands of Red Bull Racing and, according to Motorsport.com, the 34-year-old has been given an ultimatum.
If he fails to achieve better results - take home points and at least come close to Tsunoda's performance - then substitution
during the season would become a reality. Red Bull's top management will wait until the summer, so Daniel will still have time,
but Liam Lawson's shadow has once again become looming and ever heavier.
The 22-year-old New Zealander, already a starter in Formula 1 last year to replace the injured Ricciardo after the Zandvoort accident, is the main candidate to take his place. Last year Liam thought he had shown enough to deserve reconfirmation, but Horner pushed to get Ricciardo back in the starting lineup and so it happened.
