Daniel Ricciardo's Belgian GP facing trouble as investigation begins

Daniel Ricciardo, VCARB, Visa, RB, Belgium, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

Belgian Grand Prix

Ricciardo's Belgian GP facing trouble as investigation begins

Daniel Ricciardo's weekend at Spa has not started well

By Sheona Mountford.

Saturday 27 July 2024 03:00

Daniel Ricciardo has faced a hurdle during his Belgian Grand Prix weekend as an investigation begins into his RB car.

The Aussie’s F1 future has been the subject of increased speculation thus far this season, with reports fluctuating between him losing his seat to joining Red Bull.

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Whilst Yuki Tsunoda has been secured for the team next season, Ricciardo’s future remains undecided and will remain as such throughout the summer break.

RB’s CEO, Peter Bayer, revealed Ricciardo will take part in a test alongside Liam Lawson and Tsunoda, the results of which could inform his F1 future.

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"Something feels strange. The car feels wobbly like I've got a broken roll bar or something,” Ricciardo said.

“We can see the problem,” the team confirmed.

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With four minutes remaining of the session, the 35-year-old was asked to halt his race runs due to the unspecified problem, and retreated to the RB garage.

The Aussie managed to make it back out to complete a short run, where he reported that everything seemed okay with his car.

Despite this, after the race RB team principal, Laurent Mekies, was unavailable to speak to the media, as the team investigated the issue on Ricciardo’s car.

It was a disappointing session for the team with Tsunoda finishing P20, and Ricciardo only managing P14.

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