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Ricciardo confident RB F1 struggles “not a McLaren situation”

The Australian was dropped by McLaren at the end of 2022 after struggling to come to terms with the car across two difficult seasons in which he lagged behind Lando Norris.

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RB: F1 midfield battle for last tenths will be "brutal" every weekend

The early races have suggested that Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin are set to dominate the top 10 in both qualifying and races, leaving everyone else to challenge for rare opportunities to break into the points.

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How Verstappen is keeping the F1 driver market hostage

Power struggles at Red Bull may be opening the door for a shock departure of its prized asset Max Verstappen, which would have been unthinkable just weeks ago. Needless to say the touted possibility of Verstappen activating certain exit clauses to move before the end of his 2028 deal has put rival…

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Red Bull junior Iwasa to contest F1 Japan FP1 for RB

The RB team is fielding an all-Japanese line-up in first free practice with Iwasa joining regular driver Yuki Tsunoda in the VCARB 01 in their home round.

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Marko: Impressive Tsunoda must improve more for Red Bull F1 seat

RB man Tsunoda broke through the apparent barrier between F1's top and bottom five teams by beating both Aston Martins in Melbourne qualifying. He also outqualified Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton by claiming eighth on the starting grid, just narrowly behind Mercedes' George Russell. The Japanese driver couldn't keep the faster Astons…

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Ranked: The 10 F1 teams at the 2024 Australian GP

Instead, Carlos Sainz brilliantly controlled the events Down Under and beat Charles Leclerc for a Ferrari 1-2, showing few signs of struggle despite having surgery on his appendix just two weeks ago.

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Marko blasts Tsunoda and Ricciardo as “too slow” in races

With RB having been relaunched this year under new management, owner Red Bull had hoped the team would deliver progress on track to fight nearer the front of the field.

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Marko blasts Tsunoda and Ricciardo as "too slow" in F1 races

With RB having been relaunched this year under new management, owner Red Bull had hoped the team would deliver progress on track to fight nearer the front of the field.

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Ricciardo doesn't need Marko criticisms to realise he must do better

The Australian found himself on the receiving end of a pointed remark from Red Bull's motorsport advisor after a disappointing showing in the Saudi Arabian GP, where he was outqualified once again by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.

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Which F1 team has improved the most in 2024?

Under stable regulations, the new season is bearing an awful lot of similarities to how 2023 finished. Behind the sovereign Red Bull, Ferrari appears second-quickest, retaining its qualifying pace but adding a huge step in race performance to leap clear of the chasing pack.

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RB sets end-of-2024 date for new Milton Keynes facility

The team’s headquarters will remain in Faenza, Italy, where it has been based since Minardi was founded in the late 1970s, but it will vacate the diminutive aerodynamics site in Bicester.

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RB sets end-of-2024 date for moving to new Milton Keynes F1 facility

The team’s headquarters will remain in Faenza, Italy, where it has been based since Minardi was founded in the late 1970s, but it will vacate the diminutive aerodynamics site in Bicester.

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Ricciardo: RB has identified a few flaws with 2024 F1 car

The Australian was classified 16th in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, one spot behind team-mate Yuki Tsunoda – who was tagged with a five-second penalty for an unsafe release.

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RB F1 car "among those which look the least" like 2023 Red Bull

Issues over the partnership with Red Bull and RB, the former AlphaTauri team, have rumbled on in recent months, with McLaren's Zak Brown particularly vocal over the potential issues arising from one entity owning two F1 teams.

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Ricciardo: RB has identified a few flaws with F1 car

The Australian was classified 16th in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, one spot behind team-mate Yuki Tsunoda – who was tagged with a five-second penalty for an unsafe release.

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Hulkenberg point in F1 Saudi Arabian GP like "gold dust" for Haas

Hulkenberg made a late pitstop work thanks to a defensive masterclass by Kevin Magnussen, who held up rivals to create a pit window for his team-mate. There was controversy over Magnussen, who already faced a 10-second penalty for clashing with Alex Albon, who then overtook RB's Yuki Tsunoda off the…

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RB F1 team wants FIA talks on Magnussen's "unsportsmanlike" driving

Magnussen was handed a 10-second penalty in the early laps after contact with Alex Albon, effectively ruining his own race.

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RB F1 team wants FIA talks on Magnussen’s "unsportsmanlike" driving

Magnussen was handed a 10-second penalty in the early laps after contact with Alex Albon, effectively ruining his own race.

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Ranked: The 10 F1 teams at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP

After each grand prix in 2024, we’ll now be ranking each team based on its race and qualifying performances, plus how it fared in the differently complex political world away from the racing.

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Ricciardo: Lack of Q2 pace in Saudi Arabia F1 qualifying a "mystery"

Ricciardo qualified half a second off his RB team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in Q2 after he failed to find more lap time on his final run whereas most drivers around him did. Tsunoda went on to qualify ninth, while Ricciardo will have a mountain to climb to score points in Saturday…

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Ricciardo: Lack of Q2 pace in Jeddah F1 qualifying a "mystery"

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Tsunoda: More self-control over "heated" F1 moments "the thing I have to improve”

Tsunoda was at the centre of a controversy in F1’s 2024’s season opener in Bahrain, as a result of his initial refusal to obey an RB team order to allow team-mate Daniel Ricciardo to pass and also over his driving towards the Australian on the race’s cooldown lap.

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The next F1 hopefuls hoping to follow Lawson's footsteps in Japan

After a tough few years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Super Formula re-emerged as a viable stepping stone to Formula 1 last year thanks to the exploits of Liam Lawson. Although Lawson wasn’t quite able to convince Red Bull to give him a race seat at the team now known as…

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The next F1 hopefuls striving to follow Lawson's footsteps in Japan

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Ricciardo wants cool heads after bust-up with Tsunoda

Australian racer Daniel Ricciardo is determined to make sure "we're all good" after a Bahrain Grand Prix bust-up with his RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda.

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