AlphaTauri lastly verify each their drivers for F1 2024, with Daniel Ricciardo staying alongside Yuki Tsunoda; Liam Lawson misses out on race seat; watch the Japanese GP on Sky Sports activities F1 this weekend, with Saturday qualifying at 7am and Sunday’s race at 6am
By Jonathan Inexperienced at Suzuka
Final Up to date: 23/09/23 1:28am
It is Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda collectively for a full season at AlphaTauri in 2024
Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda will proceed to drive for AlphaTauri subsequent season.
Liam Lawson, who has impressively crammed in for the injured Ricciardo on the final three grands prix and stays within the automobile in Japan, will probably be reserve and simulator driver for each of Pink Bull’s F1 groups and “attend all of the races full time”.
AlphaTauri introduced the information forward of Sunday’s Japanese GP, Tsunoda’s house race, and means there is only one seat left up for grabs on the 2024 F1 grid, at Williams.
Tsunoda will proceed on the crew right into a fourth season, whereas Ricciardo may have a full season again on the grid as he bids to realize what he already acknowledged as his “dream” of transferring again to the senior Pink Bull crew in 2025.
“I am stoked to be driving with Yuki once more subsequent 12 months and persevering with the journey with Scuderia AlphaTauri,” Ricciardo mentioned of his new deal.
“Following the progress we have now already made and the plans for the longer term, it is an thrilling time for the crew. We’re constructing and it’s a nice feeling. There may be a variety of work to do, however we’re on course and there’s a lot to stay up for. Carry on 2024!”
How the grid is ready to line up in 2024
Pink Bull Max Verstappen Sergio Perez Mercedes Lewis Hamilton George Russell Ferrari Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Aston Martin Fernando Alonso Lance Stroll McLaren Lando Norris Oscar Piastri Alpine Esteban Ocon Pierre Gasly Williams Alex Albon TBC Haas Kevin Magnussen Nico Hulkenberg Alfa Romeo Valtteri Bottas Zhou Guanyu AlphaTauri Yuki Tsunoda Daniel Ricciardo
Tsunoda mentioned: “I am wanting ahead to persevering with to combat and collaborate with the crew and Daniel. Clearly, I will push as a lot as potential for the remainder of the season and past, to progress as a driver. I am grateful for Pink Bull and Honda, for persevering with to assist and imagine in me, and really comfortable and grateful to proceed the partnership.”
Ricciardo returned to AlphaTauri on the Hungarian GP after Dutchman Nyck de Vries was axed simply 10 races into his rookie season.
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Alpha Tauri’s chief race engineer Jonathan Eddolls says Daniel Ricciardo’s restoration goes properly and there is not any rush on his return.
Alpha Tauri’s chief race engineer Jonathan Eddolls says Daniel Ricciardo’s restoration goes properly and there is not any rush on his return.
However the Australian broke his hand throughout a crash in follow on the Dutch GP from which he’s nonetheless recovering from and will not return till a minimum of the Qatar GP in two weeks’ time.
The next race after that’s in the USA on October 22 and, talking at Suzuka on Friday, AlphaTauri engineer Jonathan Eddolls mentioned that “we’re nonetheless speaking some time away” when it comes to when Ricciardo returns.
Pink Bull junior Lawson has put in three spectacular drives in Ricciardo’s absence, securing his first factors in F1 with a ninth-place end eventually week’s Singapore GP – AlphaTauri’s finest results of the season.
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Tsunoda at the moment sits seventeenth within the Drivers’ Championship with three factors from three Tenth-place finishes this season.
The Japanese driver has failed to finish a racing lap within the final two Grands Prix after pulling over to the facet on the formation lap of the Italian GP after which retiring on the opening lap of the Singapore GP after contact with Pink Bull’s Sergio Perez.
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In Thursday’s press convention, Yuki Tsunoda outlined AlphaTauri’s choice within the respective qualities of Daniel Ricciardo and Liam Lawson
In Thursday’s press convention, Yuki Tsunoda outlined AlphaTauri’s choice within the respective qualities of Daniel Ricciardo and Liam Lawson
AlphaTauri CEO Peter Bayer mentioned: “We’re in a privileged place, the place we have now entry to a number of nice abilities from the Pink Bull world.
“Each Daniel and Yuki haven’t simply proven incredible race craft however are additionally nice world ambassadors for our crew and our sport. Liam put himself within the highlight of F1 in solely three races and I’m very comfortable that we are able to proceed to arrange him for his future.”
AlphaTauri are backside of the Constructors’ Championship with 5 factors with seven rounds of the 2023 season remaining. They’re 5 factors behind ninth-placed Alfa Romeo and 7 factors behind eighth-placed Haas.
The crew may have a brand new title subsequent season and work extra intently with reigning world champions Pink Bull.
Laurent Mekies, previously Ferrari’s sporting director, will change into AlphaTauri’s crew principal subsequent 12 months.
The one different opening remaining on the grid for 2024 is at Williams the place Alex Albon’s team-mate has but to be confirmed.
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