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Tag Archive | "Daniel Ricciardo"
MAD MARKO MAULS MARK AGAIN
Red Bull Racing advisor and President of the International Mark Webber appreciation society, Dr Helmut Marko has claimed that Mark Webber will "probably retire in 2012". Speaking in an interview with Australian television station ONE HD on the future of young Australian Daniel Ricciardo, Marko let slip about Webber's future. "As with the other Australian, he is probably going to retire in 2012," Marko said. "We need to find one of our juniors who can replace Mark Webber." The reference to Webber as "the other Australian" is consistent with Marko's known dislike of Webber. Marko said in the interview that Red Bull expected Daniel Ricciardo to improve in the Hispania Racing Team drive if he's to step up to a Toro Rosso or Red Bull in the future.
Continue reading...WICKENS LEADS CARLIN ONE-TWO AT SPA
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Carlin team drivers Robert Wickens and Jean-Eric Vergne were the stars of the opening Formula Renault 3.5 Series race at the Spa-Francochamp circuit in Belgium. Saturday morning’s qualifying session in light aerodynamic setup was a lively affair on the fast and challenging circuit. Jean-Eric Vergne was the first to hold provisional pole, as Australia's Daniel Ricciardo lost his car at the Raidillon hitting the fence hard and bringing out a red flag. At the end of the session it was the turn of Robert Wickens and Albert Costa to shine. Driving in F1 Marussia Virgin Racing team colours, Wickens claimed his second pole of the season ahead of Costa, Vergne and KMP Racing’s Nelson Panciaticci. In the race itself Wickens took the lead at the la Source hairpin with Costa and Vergne trailing. Costa tried to snatch control of the race under braking at Combes but the Spaniard left it too late and a split second later left the track. The situation played into the hands of Vergne who now found himself in second place. The tone of the race was already set even in the opening laps, as Wickens held court over teammate Jean-Eric Vergne.
Continue reading...ANOTHER AUSSIE ON THE WAY TO F1 ?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Australian race fans might soon have two locals to cheer on in Formula One after the stunning performance this week of Daniel Ricciardo. The Western Australian dominated both days of the 2010 young driver test at the Yas Marina circuit taking his Red Bull RB6 to a quickest time of 1:38.102, .700 faster than Renault driver Jerome D'Ambosio and over a second faster than Sam Bird in the McLaren. Ricciardo's time would have been fast enough to have put the Australian on pole for the series final race. The time was set however on light tanks, soft tyres and after four days of F1 rubber on the track. Red Bull head of race engineering Ian Morgan said that the team was delighted with Ricciardo's performance.
Continue reading...RICCIARDO GOES FOR RENAULT GOLD
Friday, October 8, 2010
Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo is facing the biggest weekend of his relatively short racing career. While most his home nation remains firmly fixated on a two make race series on one of the world's great tracks, or the exploits of Mark Webber in Japan. Ricciardo will be locked in battle with Mikhail Aleshin and Esteban Guerrieri for the prestigious 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Drivers’ Championship and the tryout with Renault F1 Team that goes with it. The final in Barcelona will deliver the long-awaited verdict. While the Russian, the Australian and the Argentinean battle it out for the Drivers' title, the Spanish contingent, lead by Epsilon Euskadi’s Albert Costa, will also be hoping to shine in front of their home-crowd. While Aleshin has the advantage of arriving at Barcelona as championship leader, the 23-year old Muscovite is currently not enjoying the form of his rivals. Winner on three occasions, and with six podium finishes since the start of the season, the last two meetings, at Hockenheim and Silverstone, have been less impressive. With his last win this the season at Magny-Cours way back in June, Aleshin will need to return to his winning ways if he is to be sure of the title.
Continue reading...RICCIARDO ROCKS RENAULT
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo is back in the hunt for this year's World Series by Renault 3.5 series after winning the first race of the weekend at Hokenheim. The win closes the gap to series leader Mikhail Aleshin, to just two points. currently fifth. Ricciardo was joined on the podium by ISR’s Esteban Guerrieri and Comtec’s Jon Lancaster. The Red Bull F1 reserve driver, Ricciardo showed his intentions during qualifying, claiming his sixth pole position of the season. Esteban Guerrieri and Mikhail Aleshin also put on an impressive turn of speed, starting in second and third place respectively.
Continue reading...RICCIARDO RUNS HOT IN HUNGARY
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Western Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo has won his second race in the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series taking the chequered flag at the Hungaroring. Starting from pole Ricciardo led from start to finish. The victory now moves the young Aussie to within six points of Mikhail Aleshin who was second. Sten Pentus finished third, despite the best efforts of New Zealand's Brendon Hartley. With a track temperature of 46°C, the hot conditions suited the young Aussie perfectly. "It was very hot, but having grown up in Australia certainly helped me today. Coming two days after my 21st birthday this is an important win. I had the support of my family who are here today." he said. Ricciardo started on pole for the fifth time this season, ahead of Mikhail Aleshin and Brendon Hartley . The Australian took command of the race from the start, leading his Russian rival into the first turn. Sten Pentus made a successful getaway, ousting Brendon Hartley from 3rd place in the first metres of the race.
Continue reading...ALESHIN STRENGTHENS LEAD AT MAGNY-COURS WSR
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Carlin Racing's Mikhail Aleshin has strengthened his lead Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship with a win at a wet Magny-Cours in France. The talented young Russian star leads ISR’s Sebastian Guerrieri and Comtec Racing's Stefano Coletti. Guerrieri took advantage of disappointment for Tech 1 Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo, Fortec Motorsport’s Sten Pentus and Tech 1 Racing’s Brendon Hartley to carve himself a solid second place in the championship. Conditions were tough for the drivers s they lined up on a track still wet from a morning of incessant rain. Fortec Motorsport’s Jon Lancaster stalled even before the warm-up lap and had to start from the pits.
Continue reading...RICCIARDO GETS AUSSIES OFF TO A GREAT MONACO START
Sunday, May 16, 2010
A great start for Australia at Monaco as Western Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo wins the World Series by Renault, Formula 3.5 round on the famous street circuit. Ricciardo started from pole alongside series leader Mikhail Aleshin. Aleshin made a good start but Ricciardo held him out at turn one and quickly established a two second plus lead. Aleshin had his hands full in the early stages of the race battling with Albert Costa for third before he made a break at the half way mark of the race. New Zealand's Brendan Hartley had a tough race spending several laps stuck behind the car of Frank Salaquarda.
Continue reading...RICCIARDO WINS THE RACE BUT BOTTAS TAKES THE TITLE
Monday, October 20, 2008
Despite a win in the second race of the weekend at Barcelona, Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo just failed in his bid to win the Formula Renault 2.0 World Series. A fourth place to Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas was enough to give him the championship with Ricciardo just failing to grab the crown but taking his team to the team title. Ricciardo was disappointed at missing the title but overall he was satisfied with his year which saw him win six races.
Continue reading...MIXED WEEKEND FOR RICCIARDO
Monday, September 29, 2008
A mixed weekend for Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup series round at Estoril. Ricciardo won the weekends first race to extend his lead in the series but finished with only one point in the second race as arch rival Valtteri Bottas took the win and a one point lead in the fight for championship. Ricciardo's race one win was a welcome return to form for the young Aussie who had struggled in recent rounds as Bottas closed the gap in the title chase.
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