Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that some members of staff at Renault appeared to be intimidated by him following his move to the French works team from Red Bull at the end of 2018. Speaking in an interview with Optus, an Australian telecoms company that has a partnership with Ricciardo, the McLaren driver said that on
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Remi Taffin, Renault’s engine technical director, left the French automotive brand’s F1 operation in early July by “mutual agreement”, the Enstone-based team confirmed this week. Taffin began working with Renault in Formula 1 in 1999, and he had remained at the team under its various different names until last month. READ: Perez: I Have ‘No
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Daniel Ricciardo has said he believes Max Verstappen is a better racer than his current team-mate Lando Norris, though he stressed that he probably thinks this because he has more experience with the Dutch ace. Ricciardo has partnered Norris at McLaren this year after deciding to ditch Renault last campaign. READ: FIA Responds To Sebastian
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The Alpine F1 Team is looking to bring a number of upgrades over the next few grand prix after testing out a number of “promising” new components at Imola, team executive director Marcin Budkowski has said. Alpine scored their first points of 2021 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix last weekend, with Esteban Ocon and
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Renault have poked fun at Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Williams driver George Russell following the Austrian jokingly threatening to demote the young Brit to the Renault Clio Cup after his high-impact shunt with Valtteri Bottas at Imola. The pair collided on lap 32 of the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and Russell clearly
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has opened up on his relationship with former Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen, insisting they “never hated each other.” Ricciardo departed Red Bull at the end of 2018, as he felt the team was favouring Verstappen as they looked to make him the youngest ever F1 World Champion. Follow us on
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has said he is keen to achieve success with his new team and put an end to his recent spell of moves which were made in the hunt for a World Championship. Follow us on Google News to never miss an F1 story! Ricciardo left Red Bull for Renault at the
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Fernando Alonso will be making his return to F1 in just a couple of days after spending two years outside the pinnacle of motorsport. READ: ‘Lewis Hamilton Wanted To Work Less & Get Paid More’ – Ex-F1 Driver The Spaniard will be returning with the newly rebranded Alpine F1 Team, which is effectively still Renault’s
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Double World Champion Fernando Alonso will make his return to Formula One later this month, with him partnering Esteban Ocon at Alpine for the 2021 season. READ: Ralf Warns Mick Schumacher Won’t Have It Easy Against Mazepin Alonso last raced in the sport in 2018, and Marcin Budkowski, executive director of the newly rebranded Alpine
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Alpine racing director Davide Brivio has said he has no doubt about Fernando Alonso’s motivation to compete in the pinnacle of motorsport, and he can already see the positive effect his presence is having on the team. READ: Honda Say New Power Unit Will ‘Exceed’ 2021 Mercedes Engine Alonso, who retired from F1 at the
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