Tag Archive: Daniel Ricciardo

May 15

Ricciardo has ‘upper hand’ for Red Bull move

“Generally I would say that both would fit into the Red Bull concept.”

2013-04-13 - Toro Rosso - China - Daniel Ricciardo (2)The signs are growing ever stronger than Daniel Ricciardo is a real candidate to replace his Australian countryman Mark Webber at Red Bull next year. Read the rest of this entry »

May 14

Horner weighs up Raikkonen, Ricciardo for 2014 seat

“The right time for us to discuss the drivers is later in the summer”

2013-04-20 - Red Bull Racing - Bahrain - Christian HornerChristian Horner was on Tuesday faced with rising speculation Red Bull is weighing up a choice between two drivers for Mark Webber’s 2014 seat. Read the rest of this entry »

May 03

Next Red Bull junior ‘very close’ to F1 debut

The obvious favourite for that seat is Antonio Felix da Costa

2012-10-22 - Red Bull Racing - Antonio Felix da CostaThe latest cream of Red Bull’s junior driver programme insists he is ready to step up to formula one. Read the rest of this entry »

May 01

Red Bull hopeful Ricciardo says Vettel ‘nice’

Dr Helmut Marko said this week that Red Bull has “two very good juniors”

2013-04-13 - Toro Rosso - China - Jean-Eric Vergne - Daniel RicciardoDaniel Ricciardo insists he would get along well with Sebastian Vettel if he is signed by Red Bull for 2014. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 30

Ricciardo moves into pole for Webber’s seat

“Ricciardo is currently the better one.  Vergne is too impetuous”

2013-03-23 - Toro Rosso - Malaysia - Daniel Ricciardo (3)Daniel Ricciardo has moved into pole position to succeed his Australian compatriot Mark Webber at Red Bull next year. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 29

Force India ‘too far away’ says Ricciardo

But the Australian said he has the tension under control.

2013-04-13 - Toro Rosso - China - Daniel Ricciardo (1)Daniel Ricciardo has revealed Toro Rosso’s goal is to beat Williams and Sauber in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 15

Webber has visited Porsche factory – report

Negotiations have already resulted in agreement about a three-year term

2013-03-23 - Red Bull Racing - Malaysia - Mark Webber (6)There is truth to reports Mark Webber is contemplating a switch from formula one to Le Mans-style racing with Porsche next year. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 09

Red Bull to have new F1 reserve in China

After winning the Formula Renault round at Monza

2012-10-22 - Red Bull Racing - Antonio Felix da CostaThe new cream of Red Bull’s driver development programme is continuing his steady push towards formula one. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 08

Red Bull signs female to famous ‘junior team’

Beitske Visser

GEPA-19031399852.jpgRed Bull has signed up a female driver to its famous driver development ‘junior team’. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 04

Vergne – Red Bull or bust for 2014

“If my performances are good, I’ll get a spot at Red Bull”

2013-03-23 - Toro Rosso - Malaysia - Jean-Eric Vergne (1)Jean-Eric Vergne has hinted just how high the stakes are at Toro Rosso this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 28

Rumour mill considers Webber’s successor

There have even been some calling for Sebastian Vettel to be suspended for a race.

2013-03-23 - Red Bull Racing - Malaysia - Mark Webber (7)As the ‘Multi-21′ affair races on, the F1 rumour mill is already beginning to churn out potential candidates for Mark Webber’s seat. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 16

Race boss rules out Melbourne night race

Australian grand prix boss Andrew Westacott has ruled out organising a Melbourne night race.

2011-03-26 - Force India F1 Team - Australia - Adrian Sutil 072012-09-02 - Red Bull Racing - SingaporeRecently, from the paddock of the final winter test in Barcelona, drivers Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo, and team boss Christian Horner, called on the Australian promoters to install floodlights so that the action can be held after dark in future. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 12

Ricciardo vows to thrash Vergne in 2013

Daniel Ricciardo has vowed to thrash Jean-Eric Vergne in 2013, proving he deserves to graduate to the world championship-winning Red Bull team.

2012-11-04 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Abu Dhabi - Daniel Ricciardo (4)2012-11-04 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Abu Dhabi - Jean-Eric Vergne - Daniel RicciardoOnce good friends, the Toro Rosso pair recently admitted the fire of their rivalry had driven them apart. “No, we don’t see each other away from the track and we are not friends,” Vergne, 22, confirmed last month. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 12

‘Being a Webber’ not enough – Villeneuve

Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne need to really shine if they are to be promoted by Red Bull.

2013-02-04 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - STR8 - Jean-Eric Vergne - Daniel Ricciardo (4)Jacques Villeneuve - photo Getty ImagesThat is the claim of Jacques Villeneuve, the outspoken 1997 world champion turned television pundit. Youngsters Ricciardo and Vergne have been given a second full season each at Red Bull’s junior team Toro Rosso, but Villeneuve thinks they face a tough task to prove they should be slotted in for 2014 alongside Sebastian Vettel. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 11

Webber not Vettel’s number 2 – Mateschitz

He might have won the last three world championships on the trot, but Sebastian Vettel is not Red Bull’s number 1 driver.

2013-03-03 - Red Bull Racing - Barcelona - Mark Webber (1)2013-02-23 - Red Bull Racing - Barcelona - Sebastian Vettel (2)That is the claim of team owner Dietrich Mateschitz, the Austrian billionaire who said Vettel’s veteran teammate Mark Webber will continue to enjoy equal status in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 06

Leading formula one figures have called on organisers of the Australian grand prix to consider switching to a Singapore-style night race format

F1 figures call for Melbourne night race

2011-03-26 - Force India F1 Team - Australia - Adrian Sutil 072012-09-02 - Red Bull Racing - SingaporeKeen to install a better television time for the bulk European audience, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has been pushing the idea for years, but the state government has always ruled it out. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 03

Formula One teams Barcelona testing report day 4 (+photos)

Formula One day 4 test report

Circuit de Catalunya logoToday’s testing report from Formula One teams & drivers at Circuit de Catalunya.

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Feb 24

Toro Rosso teammates no longer friends

Jean-Eric Vergne says he is no longer friends with his Toro Rosso teammate.

2013-02-04 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Daniel Ricciardo - Jean-Eric Vergne2013-02-04 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Jean-Eric Vergne - Daniel RicciardoUntil they were paired together at the second Red Bull team, Frenchman Vergne and Australian Daniel Ricciardo were friends. They had been signed to the energy drink company’s notoriously tough driver development programme on the same day, thereafter working together in Formula Renault. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 22

Formula One teams Barcelona testing report day 4

Formula One day 4 test report

Circuit de Catalunya logoToday’s testing report from Formula One teams & drivers at Circuit de Catalunya.

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Feb 21

Formula One teams Barcelona testing report day 3

Formula One day 3 test report

Circuit de Catalunya logoToday’s testing report from Formula One teams & drivers at Circuit de Catalunya.

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