0:08 - Riccardo: “It’s All Gotten Worse” 1:26 - “It Would Certainly Be Nice to Be Max’s Teammate”
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Riccardo: “It’s All Gotten Worse”
Daniel Riccardo has been hailed as one of the most fun drivers with some serious overtaking capabilities.
His racecraft and skill allows him to offer some nice insights into the sport. While 2021 promises to make races exciting, Ricciardo has suggested that things will only get worse in 2020 before getting better in 2021.
This has a lot to do with the increased turbulence created by this year’s cars that will make following and consequently overtaking very difficult
"The air disturbance has become even worse with the stable regulations.”
"We have even more downforce on the cars this year. Since we're faster, we're making more dirty air. When you're behind someone you can feel that very clearly.”
He also singled out at least one track where this effect would be magnified.
"So at a track like Spain, it will be very difficult to stay behind. It's all gotten worse.”
He also gave his views on racing with an incomplete grid.
“The race can’t go ahead without a full grid. I don’t think it would be right to race without all ten teams and all 20 drivers"
“Winning a race like that... it’s not the way any of us would want to win. Say there was a reason why Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull weren’t coming and then I won in Melbourne… it would be a shallow victory and it wouldn’t mean anything.”
“It Would Certainly Be Nice to Be Max’s Teammate”
Formula 1 returnee Daniil Kvyat has been on a path of redemption ever since he hit the lowest of lows that saw him being dropped from Red Bull's main team at first and then from F1 altogether.
He currently races for Red Bull's sister team Alpha Tauri but hopes to race alongside the very man who replaced him in Red Bull in the first place - Max Verstappen. He said:
“It would certainly be nice to be Max’s teammate.”
“He is now in a good place with a team that does everything for him, and besides that he is also mentally very strong. For those reasons it would be interesting to be his teammate.”
He also seemed quite confident in doing a great job as he has plenty of experience when it comes to strong teammates.
“I have had some very strong teammates. Carlos Sainz was my teammate at Formula Renault and Ricciardo of course in Formula 1 at Red Bull."
Fast Feed
- Renault driver Daniel Riccardo “expected” to have “a world title or three” by 2020
- He also revealed his mindset inside the car where he only retains "20 percent" of his jovial character while "The other 80 percent is a very serious driven character"
- McLaren driver Carlos Sainz "would like to" experience the feeling of being on the podium "again"
- Red Bull's Max Verstappen feels that there should be "a level playing field in every sport" including F1
- He also revealed that “you can drive different lines through" the "banked corners" of the Zandvoort circuit
- Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams revealed that her team is "not in Formula 1 to connect at the rear of the grid"
- She also expressed her desire to "never criticize another team for their approach" with regards to Racing Point's 2020 car
- Meanwhile, Racing Point's technical director Andy Green confessed that "it’s taking a bit of time to understand how" to "go about changing the balance of the car for the different types of conditions"
- Formula E driver Robin Frijns feels that it “would be a dream" to get a home race in the form of a Dutch ePrix
- Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas feels that Ferrari should not be counted out as Mercedes had similarly "struggled in testing" last year but "were in strong form in Melbourne”
- Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner believes that “it is vital for the sustainability of Formula 1 engine supply that costs are reduced”
- And Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto revealed that they “need to improve the base performance of the car, which is power, drag and downforce"
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