F1 pundit offers damning Ricciardo assessment
F1 pundit offers damning Ricciardo assessment
Karun Chandhok has given a brutal assessment on Daniel Ricciardo’s performance to his Visa Cash App RB team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.
Heading into his home grand prix in Melbourne, Ricciardo was lagging behind his much younger team-mate in Friday's practice sessions, finishing over six tenths down in FP1 and three tenths down in FP2.
READ MORE: Hamilton left DISTRAUGHT after Mercedes horror show
Tsunoda has outperformed the Aussie in qualifying at the two opening races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, registering eleventh and ninth respectively while Ricciardo has only managed 14th on both occasions.
Team orders meant the Japanese driver finished behind Ricciardo in Bahrain, when the team instructed Tsunoda to let his team-mate past on the soft tyre in order to catch Kevin Magnussen, but ultimately failed to do so.
Chandhok: Tsunoda has the upper hand over Ricciardo
In Jeddah, a five second time penalty saw Tsunoda finish down in 15th, but he was still able to beat his team-mate who came home 16th after a spin and a long pit stop.
Speaking on Sky Sports F1 after Friday practice in Australia, Chandhok claimed that Tsunoda has ‘the upper hand’ over Ricciardo and that his difficult start to the season may cost him in his chances of potentially replacing Sergio Perez at Red Bull next season.
“They’ve brought Daniel in as this experienced hand who was going to lead the team,” he said.
READ MORE: F1 team confirm just ONE car will race Australian Grand Prix
“But in the time they’ve had as a head-to-head, Yuki’s actually had the upper hand.
“You have to say this year he feels like he’s upped his game. The gap between them in Saudi was half a second [and it was] three-tenths today, again. And because of the stuff going on with Red Bull, this is a potential battle for a seat in the big team for, especially, for Daniel.
“We always thought it was going to be him vs Perez for that seat. But, so far, you have to say he’s not quite been doing enough to beat Yuki.”
READ MORE: McLaren announce MEGA deal for key F1 star
Related
Change your timezone:
Latest News
Schumacher names shock F1 star to replace Hulkenberg at Haas
- 17 minutes ago
Hamilton in Arsenal title wish after STUNNING revelation
- 1 hour ago
F1 boss 'in early talks' to SELL 25 percent of team
- 2 hours ago
Will F1 hopeful Antonelli replace Sargeant from Imola?
- 3 hours ago
F1 News Today: Hamilton dealt major Newey blow as Red Bull chief makes BRUTAL admission
- Today 12:04
Schumacher reveals how Mercedes could snare Verstappen
- Today 11:42
Related news
Ricciardo makes five-race admission in bid to survive F1 axe
Ricciardo boss in 'super disappointing' claim amid RB stars' performance
Horner delivers threat to Ricciardo over Red Bull pressure
Marko suggests 'exciting' move to REPLACE Ricciardo
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860