djos wrote: ↑03 Jul 2024, 05:16
And it’s been working, so it’s not very surprising that it’s only Marko threatening to fire Daniel:
https://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewt ... 4#p1225774
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Yuki Tsunoda has revealed that being team-mates with Daniel Ricciardo has had a huge influence on his "emotional control", with the Australian having been a huge factor in Tsunoda's impressive season.
The Japanese driver has typically struggled to perform consistently, due to being ill-tempered. However, since being partnered at RB by Ricciardo, Tsunoda has been able to control his emotions significantly better.
Of course, 2024 could be Tsunoda's final year alongside Ricciardo, as the eight-time F1 race winner remains without a contract for next year, unlike Tsunoda who has a new contract with RB.
According to Tsunoda, Ricciardo has been a huge influence in the Faenza-based team, although he has no say in whether Ricciardo or Liam Lawson are signed for 2025.
"It's not a thing I can decide or control," Tsunoda told select media including RacingNews365. "I don't mind with any team-mate but, for sure, Daniel is giving a lot of technical feedback and everything and is, of course, an important influence for us.
"There is a lot of positive things that we got, and probably some of the things we were able tp benefit from is because of him. But at the same time, it's up to them really."
Going into more detail regarding his positive relationship with Ricciardo, Tsunoda has outlined his "communication" with the Australian as a key strength.
The pair communicating has resulted in an improved car across a Grand Prix, with Ricciardo's technical influence being unprecedented, despite some disappointing results for the Honey Badger.
It is learning from how Ricciardo deals with emotions which has benefitted Tsunoda's career the most though, with him now being able to perform consistently at a high standard after getting on top of it.
"I think we have good communication and we're able to always turn it around in the week, and in qualifying we were able to put it all together as a set up and everything," Tsunoda told select media including
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Where do you read that Marko wants to fire Ricciardo? I don't see any quotes from Marko.
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Surprising turnaround on the transfer market
Will Perez be replaced by Ricciardo?
The transfer market continues to go crazy. First Mercedes raised Carlos Sainz's hopes. Now it could happen
that Daniel Ricciardo replaces Sergio Perez at Red Bull in 2025 if the Mexican does not improve.
Michael Schmidt 05.07.2024
Red Bull Sport boss Helmut Marko makes it unmistakably clear: "Toro Rosso is a junior team." Company founder Dietrich Mateschitz
once launched Red Bull's sister team with this mission. Now team boss Christian Horner is also backing this mission.
This means that Liam Lawson is the man to beat for Red Bull's sister team. This does not necessarily mean the end for
Horner's protégé Daniel Ricciardo. According to reports from the Red Bull boardroom, the 35-year-old Australian still has a chance
of winning the cockpit next to Max Verstappen, which actually seemed to have already gone to Sergio Perez. But his two-year contract is not a blank cheque.
Strict performance clauses apply to both Ricciardo and Perez.
If Ricciardo can confirm the recent upward trend at Silverstone, Budapest and Spa and Perez does not improve significantly, then the eight-time GP winner could replace the Mexican at Red Bull in 2025. "We'll know more by the summer break," says Marko mysteriously.
https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... -mercedes/