Posts tagged Daniel Ricciardo
Ricciardo and Hartley confirmed as reserve drivers
Jan 26th
RedBull have announced that Daniel Ricciardo will be their reserve driver this year, while Brendon Hartley from New Zealand will be the reserve driver for Torro Rosso,
Ricciardo had a very successful 2009, becoming the British Formula 3 Champion and then going on to top the time sheets driving Red Bull’s Formula1 car during the young driver tests at Jerez at the end of last year.
Hartley on the other hand was the third driver for Red Bull and Toro Rosso briefly last year, but was later replaced by Jaime Alguersuari.
Red Bull said in a statement: “Daniel and Brendon will sit-in on the briefings and debriefs, attend driver meetings and familiarise themselves with the everyday workings of the garage and pit wall,”
The two drivers most likely won’t see much time in the cockpit unless their role as reserve driver is required at a GP due to limited testing this year, however it is still a very good stepping stone for both drivers on their way to potential full-time F1 drives.
The Red Bull and Torro Roso Formul1 teams now employ 3 drivers form neighbouring countries, Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo from Australia whilst Brendon Hartley is from New Zealand.
Ricciardo has mentioned in an interview with Western Australian press that Mark Webber is one of his idols, Daniel may just be the man who replaces Mark at RedBull when that time comes.
Red Bull won’t be at the first round of tests in Spain starting next week, instead they will be focusing more on the development of the car at their base.
A swag of gongs for the Aussies at the BRDC Awards
Dec 9th
It was a big night for Mark Webber and Danniel Ricciardo who both won awards last night at the British Racing Drivers Club annual gala. Webber won the Innes Ireland award for ‘the driver best displaying the qualities of courage and sportsmanship’ and the Bruce McLaren Trophy awarded to the Commonwealth driver who ‘has established the most meritorious performances in international motorsport.’
Murray walker and Pat McLaren (Bruce’s widow) presented Mark with his awards.
Fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo who recently wowed the powers that be when he tested the RedBull F1 car and toped the time sheet over 3 days of testing picked up the John Cooper Trophy after winning the British Formula 3 Championship. Daniel also won the Henry Surtees Award for an outstanding performance by a BRDC Rising Star.
Fellow RedBull driver Sebastian Vettel was given the Johnny Wakefield Trophy for setting the fastest lap of Silverstone, which he also claimed victory at in this years F1 Championship.
We also expect an official announcement sometime soon in regards to Daniels position as reserve driver for RedBull next year.
Ricciardo tops the time sheet at Jerez.
Dec 4th
Aussie Daniel Ricciardo has ended the final day of testing at Jerez on the top of the time sheets recording the quickest time of all 3 days with a 1:17.418. The day was not without drama though, after a large plume of smoke appeared from the back of his Renault powered RedBull, it was clear the engine had cooked and Daniel had to retire after 77 laps.
For the Aussie who won this years British Formula 3 cahmpionship it was important to show his abilities in an F1 car at Jerez this December. He has succeeded and is now rumoured to get a permanent test role for 2010 and a seated driver for the 2011 season.
Di Resta did a great job in the Force india to hold off the McLaren being driven by their test driver Paffet.
Times from the Thursday:
01. Ricciardo Red Bull 1.17.418s 77 laps
02. Di Resta Force India 1.18.736s 53 laps
03. Paffett McLaren 1.18.746s 59 laps
04. Conway Brawn 1.19.096s 77 laps
05. Hulkenberg Williams 1.19.226s 106 laps
06. Baguette Sauber 1.19.356s 70 laps
07. Turvey McLaren 1.19.358s 32 laps
08. Ericsson Brawn 1.19.382s 49 laps
09. Di Grassi Renault 1.19.602s 123 laps
10. Hildebrand Force India 1.19.873s 41 laps
11. Sanchez Ferrari 1.21.147s 39 laps
12. Zampieri Ferrari 1.21.279s 42 laps
12. Zipoli Ferrari 1.21.725s 41 laps
13. Hartley Toro Rosso 1.22.493s 50 laps
15. Bortolotti Toro Rosso 1.23.271s 34 laps
16. Tung Renault 1.32.477s 4 laps
Also a recap of the times from day 1 and day 2:
Tuesday
1. Andy Soucek, Williams-Toyota, 1:19.158, 87 laps
2. Paul Di Resta, Force India-Mercedes, 1:19.369, 46 laps
3. Gary Paffett, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:19.426, 54 laps
4. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, 1:19.534, 113 laps
5. Jules Bianchi, Ferrari, 1:19.626 91, laps
6. Mike Conway, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:19.920, 58 laps
7. Alexander Rossi, BMW, 1:20.227, 82 laps
8. Marcus Ericsson, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:20.333, 50 laps
9. Bertrand Baguette, Renault, 1:20.511, 105 laps
10. JR Hildebrand, Force India-Mercedes, 1:20.537, 49 laps
11. Oliver Turvey, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:20.856 27, laps
12. Brendon Hartley, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:21.325, 69 laps
Wednesday
1. Gary Paffett, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:18.718, 80 laps
2. Nico Hülkenberg, Williams-Toyota, 1:19.184, 94 laps
3. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, 1:19.243, 92 laps
4. Paul Di Resta, Force India-Mercedes, 1:19.411, 58 laps
5. Esteban Gutierrez, BMW, 1:20.190, 68 laps
6. Mike Conway, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:20.222, 83 laps
7. Marcus Ericsson, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:20.440, 37 laps
8. JR Hildebrand, Force India-Mercedes, 1:20.517, 49 laps
9. Jules Bianchi, Ferrari, 1:20.586, 113 laps
10. Lucas Di Grassi, Renault, 1:20.898, 54 laps
11. Ho-Pin Tung, Renault, 1:21.492, 67 laps
12. Mirko Bortolotti, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:21.761, 79 lap
Daniel Ricciardo, the next big thing from Down Under.
Nov 26th
Twenty year old Daniel Ricciardo from Perth, Western Australia has got what it takes to be an F1 superstar. Not only has he got talent, but he’s also got the look.
He is not shy and admits his only goal is to become the Formula1 World Champion. Make no mistakes he is well on his way to achieving his goal.
His favourite circuit is Spa-Francorchamps, Ayrton Senna is his idol and Formula1 is not just a dream, it is an obsession and it will be his future.
This year Daniel won the British Formula 3 World Championship driving for Carlin Motorsport. He placed first at the all-important Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps rounds and he wowed the fans by recording three wins in his first four races.
His Idol, Ayrton Senna won the British Formula3 championship in 1983. When he was asked what it felt like to be the British Formula3 Champion, he replied with “It feels bloody awesome.” He hasn’t lost any of his Aussie flair.
Earlier this month Daniel visited RedBull’s F1 headquarters in Milton Keynes which is also where Daniel now lives. He attended a seat fitting and spent some time practising in the teams F1 simulator. Next week however will be the most important week of his life so far as he makes his Formula1 test debut with the RedBull team at Jerez circuit in Spain.
When asked what he thought of his F1 test, Daniel said “No way did I think I’d be getting this at the end of the year, …this is something I’ve dreamed about since I can remember, so I’m really looking forward to it.”.
Daniel will be playing an important role for the team next week since their signed drivers for next year (Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel) will not be allowed to get into the car until February 2010, due to the testing ban for seated drivers. It will not only be a good test of Daniel’s on-track abilities, but it will also test how he interacts with the team and works with the engineers and is able give them valuable feedback.
After a bad race at the Macau grand prix where he crashed out of the race from starting 5th on the grid, Daniel will be even more focused on making a good impression. He has already announced that he will be racing next year in the Formula Renault 3.5 Championship. If all goes well next week, chances are that he will be driving in Formula1 in one to two years at the most.
We will be following his progress at Jerez next week, good luck Daniel mate!
Jerez December test, less then a week away
Nov 26th
The testing at Jerez in Spain only a week away there are a lot of young drivers getting excited.
We are excited about Aussie Daniel Ricciardo testing for RedBull, he just claimed the British Formula3 World Championship this year and we think he is not far off an F1 seat if he can prove himself next week.
Ferrari are testing the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place championship finishers in this years Italian Formula 3 Championship and Williams are testing Nico Hülkenberg who has already been confirmed as their driver for 2010 partnering with Rubens Barrichello.
Despite pulling out of Formula1, BMW has kept it’s promise to allow Mario Alexander Rossi and Esteban Gutiérrez a test. BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen said ”Depriving these junior drivers of the test we had promised them was not an option for us, even after the withdrawal of BMW from Formula One,”
Updated: Mercedes have announced their drivers as Mike Conway and Marcus Ericsson, McLaren are TBC and Ferrari have added a forth driver, Jules Bianchi.
The teams and drivers testing in Jerez from next Tuesday are as follows:
Red Bull
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
Brendon Hartley
Mirko Bortolotti
Brawn GP/Mercedes:
Mike Conway
Marcus Ericsson
BMW Sauber
Esteban Gutiérrez
Alexander Rossi
Renault
Bertrand Baguette
Ferrari
Pablo Sanchez-Lopez
Daniel Zampieri
Marco Zipoli
Jules Bianchi.
Williams
Nico Hülkenberg
Andy Soucek
Force India
Paul di Resta
JR’ Hildebrand
We will be following testing very closely next week and give you live updates throughout the two days.
