Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that his two-year stint with McLaren simply “didn’t work out”, with his terminated contract having actually been a “blessing in disguise”. Ricciardo joined McLaren from Renault in 2021, with his deal having expired at the end of 2023. 2021 wasn’t the greatest of seasons but it was by no means the
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Red Bull are reportedly not afraid of sacking Sergio Perez mid-season in 2024, and replacing him with AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo. It’s been by Formula 1 reported Lawrence Barretto that Red Bull are open to firing Perez before the end of next season, should he not perform to the team’s standards. Despite an underwhelming 2023
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Daniel Ricciardo is making significant strides in his recovery from a broken hand, with the Australian driver expressing optimism about a possible return to the AlphaTauri cockpit. Despite the impressive performance of stand-in driver Liam Lawson, both AlphaTauri’s engineering boss Jonathan Eddols and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner are preparing to evaluate Ricciardo’s readiness
MoreDaniel Ricciardo has revealed that he’ll complete a simulator session “early next week” to judge if he’s ready to return to racing yet, following his crash at the Dutch Grand Prix which resulted in surgery. The fan favourite fractured the metacarpal in his left hand following a nasty crash during Free Practice 2 at Zandvoort,
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Daniel Ricciardo’s return from injury has reportedly been delayed once again, with sources of Grandpx.news believing that the Aussie has been told to focus on a comeback at the Mexican Grand Prix. Ricciardo fractured a metacarpal in his left hand during Free Practice 2 at the Dutch Grand Prix, marking a woeful way to return
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Yuki Tsunoda is undecided as to who he’d rather have as a team-mate at AlphaTauri next season; Daniel Ricciardo or Liam Lawson. After initial reports stated that Tsunoda is set to be Red Bull’s reserve driver in 2024, he’s now reportedly set to be confirmed as an AlphaTauri driver once again. An announcement regarding another
MoreAlphaTauri have admitted that Daniel Ricciardo returning to the grid at the Qatar Grand Prix next month is looking unlikely, with him still recovering from his hand surgery. AlphaTauri head of trackside engineering Jonathan Eddolls revealed at the Japanese Grand Prix – where Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda are reportedly going to be confirmed for 2024
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Sergio Perez will leave Red Bull at the end of this season, something opening the door at AlphaTauri to Liam Lawson. That’s according to ex-F1 racer Ralf Schumacher, who is adamant that the Mexican does not have a future at Red Bull. Perez’s future with Red Bull has been discussed in great detail this season,
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It’s been reported by Auto Motor und Sport (AMuS) that AlphaTauri could confirm their driver line-up for 2024 this weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix, where at least one driver is set to be announced. According to AMuS, AlphaTauri are going to confirm at Suzuka that Yuki Tsunoda will continue with the team for a
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Liam Lawson has been making waves as a stand-in driver for AlphaTauri. Former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok believes that Lawson could be a strong contender for a seat at Williams in the upcoming season. Lawson stepped into Daniel Ricciardo’s seat at AlphaTauri on very short notice when the Australian driver suffered a hand injury
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