{"id":398635,"date":"2024-05-31T04:10:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T04:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=398635"},"modified":"2024-05-31T05:05:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T05:05:05","slug":"ricciardos-teammate-makes-telling-f1-future-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=398635","title":{"rendered":"Ricciardo&#039;s teammate makes telling F1 future admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/daniel-ricciardo\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Daniel Ricciardo&#x27;s\">Daniel Ricciardo&#x27;s<\/a> teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/person\/yuki-tsunoda-6g56\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Yuki Tsunoda\">Yuki Tsunoda<\/a> is open to the possibility of joining another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/motorsport\/formula-1\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Formula 1\">Formula 1<\/a> team.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/rb-6gkr\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"RB\">RB<\/a> driver is in his fourth season with the Faenza-based team having replaced Daniil Kvyat.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull has shown very little interest in promoting Tsunoda to the top team and it has been said his place at RB is down to Honda&#x27;s desire to have a Japanese driver in a car it powers.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stan Sport is the only place to watch the 2024 IndyCar Series.<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/DnH61N\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>All the action streaming ad free, live and on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Honda is set to return to F1 with Aston Martin in 2026 and there has been speculation that Tsunoda could shift across to the Lawrence Stroll-owned outfit.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Yeah, I mean, so far very happy with the VCARB,&quot; said Tsunoda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"703acacf-d5a3-4128-849f-f9d4903f6aa6\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/703acacf-d5a3-4128-849f-f9d4903f6aa6\" alt=\"Yuki Tsunoda of Japan and RB teammate Daniel Ricciardo.\" data-width=\"5676\" data-height=\"3784\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I mean, now we&#x27;re fighting, like, almost\u2026 Yeah, sometimes like even P7 or P8.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;So I mean other options\u2026 and like probably now the top teams are pretty much taken so\u2026 I mean, probably we&#x27;re the strongest team in the midfield at least. We&#x27;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think, obviously, especially when I&#x27;m in Red Bull, you want to always aim for Red Bull.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/news-2024-clint-gutherson-injury-return-interview-ashley-klein-referee-eels-sharks-round-13-20240530-p5ji58.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>What Gutherson said to to the ref after &#x27;nervous&#x27; return<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/tennis\/french-open-2024-organisers-ban-alcohol-after-player-complaints-20240531-p5ji5r.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Booze banned at Roland-Garros after player uproar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/news-2024-cronulla-sharks-coach-craig-fitzgibbon-team-back-to-back-defeats-20240530-p5ji5b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Coach clips &#x27;flat&#x27; Sharks in &#x27;men against boys&#x27; shocker<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;But if they don&#x27;t want me or they&#x27;re not expecting me into the seat, if I&#x27;ve got an interesting offer that could be better than even VCARB or Red Bull, I&#x27;ll think about it.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;But I also have a big loyalty to Red Bull as without them I wouldn&#x27;t be here, and obviously Honda as well.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"8f1be56a-ff63-42d0-a8a3-d6521d09e3f3\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/8f1be56a-ff63-42d0-a8a3-d6521d09e3f3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Ricciardo during the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.\" data-width=\"4919\" data-height=\"3279\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tsunoda and Ricciardo are both contracted to RB until the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Tsunoda said a move to Aston Martin as soon as 2025 mightn&#x27;t be an option with Fernando Alonso signed and Lance Stroll all but guaranteed a seat.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;And speaking of Honda, maybe Aston Martin, but you know, Aston also, they&#x27;re taken by two drivers,&quot; said Tsunoda.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;So yeah, I mean, it&#x27;s pretty open, but so far I&#x27;m happy with VCARB.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"ba16673e-4ee6-4447-ab54-767b2f3c8ac5\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ba16673e-4ee6-4447-ab54-767b2f3c8ac5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the Aston Martin AMR24 at turn six.\" data-width=\"4538\" data-height=\"3025\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aston Martin mightn&#x27;t be the only option for Tsunoda. According to RACER, the 24-year-old is interested in Haas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is heightened interest in the Haas seats currently occupied Kevin Magnussen and Sauber-bounder Nico Hulkenberg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari stand-in Oliver Bearman, who replaced the ill Carlos Sainz at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, is a firm favourite to be promoted to F2 and join Haas.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"4ea22814-6984-41c2-a315-bc99cdaae457\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4ea22814-6984-41c2-a315-bc99cdaae457\" alt=\"Liam Lawson (left) with Yuki Tsunoda (centre) and Daniel Ricciardo at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If Tsunoda did move teams next year, that would reduce the threat of Ricciardo being replaced at RB.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull reserve Liam Lawson continues to loom as a threat to replace the Australian driver next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ricciardo has been soundly outperformed by Tsunoda this year alone.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old has yet to score points in a grand prix while Tsunoda has finished inside the top 10 on five occasions. Ricciardo is yet to score a grand prix top 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Daniel Ricciardo&#x27;s teammate Yuki Tsunoda is open to the possibility of joining another Formula 1 team. 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