Awkwardness within Red Bull hierarchy reportedly prevents Daniel Ricciardo from losing RB drive
Ricciardo had the backing of the Red Bull team principal last year mid-season when an impressive test enabled him to return to the F1 grid full-time at sister team AlphaTauri, replacing Nyck de Vries.
Ricciardo entered this year as a major candidate to replace Sergio Perez, whose Red Bull contract will expire this year. But he has disappointed with RB this year, and sits 14th in the F1 standings, four places behind teammate Yuki Tsunoda.report that Tsunoda is not “changing minds” at Red Bull despite his run of form, which includes scoring points in five of the past six grands prix.
So although Tsunoda may not be a contender to replace Perez alongside Max Verstappen in 2025, his underperforming teammate Ricciardo still has the same key supporter.However, Ricciardo is another cog in the internal problems within Red Bull that were laid bare after the investigation which cleared Horner after accusations from a colleague.
Helmut Marko, the veteran adviser within F1’s dominant team, “would probably like to promote Lawson” at Ricciardo’s expense.Lawson could conceivably find himself in an RB full-time next season, but it would be alongside Ricciardo rather than instead of the popular Australian.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Daniel Ricciardo makes telling Yuki Tsunoda gap comparison as F1 2025 talks loom'I want to be doing better, whether that's car or me, just I want to be doing better.'
Read more »
RB detail Daniel Ricciardo 'hidden progress' and 'value' that could extend team stayDaniel Ricciardo has not had the best of starts to the year but the RB boss believes he contributes to the team in other areas.
Read more »
Liam Lawson’s F1 return hopes dashed as RB “very happy” with Yuki Tsunoda, Daniel RicciardoLiam Lawson's chances of making the F1 grid in 2024 have taken a hit.
Read more »
Daniel Ricciardo reveals RB message after fearing team would ‘panic’ over slow F1 2024 start'That was my fear with the first few races this year...'
Read more »
Daniel Ricciardo spots infamous Red Bull flashpoint similarities in Alpine Monaco crash'When I saw it happen, I wasn't surprised...'
Read more »
Daniel Ricciardo’s statement of Red Bull intent as Sainz spots suspicious activityThe best F1 news from the Monaco Grand Prix is in, as well as two exclusives to bring you from PlanetF1.com.
Read more »