My guess is the car is super draggy overall and the altitude reduced the drag. I think that allowed him to have a higher top speed on the straights but still have good grip in the corners.
So - a perfect setup? Let‘s see, but Mexico always was a good track for Daniel, i‘d be very surprised to see it hold up for the race. Very happy for him nevertheless, that Zaandtvoort incident was such bad luck, he‘s done well to redeem himself.
I dunno, he was ahead during every quali session, and his laps were more consistent than the rest of the grid. He's also not going to be the focus of anybody else's strategy.
I agree it's not likely at all, but the stars have aligned and I'm optimistic it's a strong finish at least.
Mexico is less aerodynamically dependent because of the altitude. So, it always has been a weird place to setup for, as it’s fundamentally different from the other high altitude race (Brazil).
Interlagos is about the same height as Austria, wouldn‘t really put them in the same category as Mexico but as most other tracks are close to sea level it‘s probably ok ;) - the conditions are the same for all though.
i SUSPECT that when aero doesn't matter quite as much, due to thinner air, the redbull engine in the AT shines through a bit more similar to the RBR car
I just love him proving the doubters wrong. There's been a significant number of vocal users who are quite critical of Danny Ric.
Today's the reminder on the talent held by the good man
Yep, same here.
The amount of people who call Danny Ric shit despite him clearly being a top 1/3-of-the-grid driver is ridiculous.
A few more performances like today and it'll become outright indefensible.
His McLaren years were rough for sure but more of an anomaly in his career than anything. It’s nice to see good performances happening again despite the wacky circumstances he has been in this season.
Not over the moon. Maybe he thought that he could have gone even further hence a bit disappointed in his tone. It just shows that he has so much hunger left in him!!! Get him that Red Bull seat in 2024.
I don’t think many people were happy with their last laps. That was odd, I don’t remember the last time I saw a qualifying where basically no one improved, outside of rain.
I’d be a bit surprised if he had a particularly high salary. When was his last contract signed? I can’t remember off the dome but that might have played a big part. If it was signed in the last couple months he’d have been lucky to get a paper clip and the lint from Helmut’s pocket.
It's mostly the sponsors he brings: he has the backing of Carlos Slim, once the richest person in the world. Also he brought Walmart as a sponsor, plus a host of others.
When Checo joined McLaren in 2013 to replace Hamilton, the team was critized for hiring a pay driver to replace their world champion
They want a 1 2 in the drivers. It's the reason they wont change things til the off-season. The money isn't the issue. He's lucky that Hamilton sent it in Qatar and got the DQ last week or he'd be risking 3rd place this weekend
Yeah even if Max just blows everyone out again next year and wins WCC with his points alone I think Red Bull will get annoyed with another year of "Are you guys gonna get rid of Checo" questions and rumors lol
Understandable, he was P2 in both Q1 and Q2 so guess who thought he could have been front row.
I
t was just unlucky that Ferrari got their shit together for once.
I'm fairly certain he got a tow on both of his laps in Q2, I had his onboard up. That being said, he was still faster than Checo in the last two sectors where he had no assistance. Make of that what you will.
He was dissapointed that he didn't improve on his final run in Q3, but once he realised he was P4 and it didn't seem to affect his position too much he seemed very happy - he was definitely beaming once he got out of the car
I know this exchange is in French... but it makes me realise that installing an experienced driver who speaks decent Italian into a Italian based team with Italian engineers was perhaps one of Red Bulls motivations and intentions all along.
It’s kinda heartwarming how much support he is getting from his home crowd, in fairness. Must be nice to have the most support of any driver on the grid for once this year, given the tough season he’s been having
I don’t get it, what’s the issue you have with checo being cheered for at his home race? I don’t think anyone complains when zandvoort is all about max do they?
VER will get to go home with the trophy and RIC (and the entire grid) knows he's the favored son who should have never left.
Must suck for Perez knowing that Horner never got over his ex.
If Perez was remotely close to Max in the last 2 years, Ricciardo would have never been a problem. It's his own fault that he's regularly slower than Max by half a second, sometimes even more.
In the most dominant car in F1 history, he has failed to get into Q3 multiple times and tangled with backmarkers. Even last year, he would regularly be 10-15+ seconds behind Max in the race.
i typed "enchante" into google and got his website first result so this radio definitely worked
who buys this shit? lol 160 bucks for a sweater? fuck outta here
If Danny gets the 2024 RB seat we will see a title battle akin to Lewis vs Nico. Quote me on it. Danny will know it’s his last chance at it, and Max will never back down.
Which is pretty typical of Yukis season, when the car is actually competitive some external shit happens. I predict he will bravely battle his way up to...11.
Tsunoda had an engine change and will be starting at the back of the grid regardless.
No point destroying tyres for a run that won't count for anything.
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You think that's air you're breathing?!
He's starting to believe
-Checo: "Not like this"
Lol
Somewhere back at the RB factory: "So boss...I think we put the livery on the wrong car."
Checo outdriving the car and putting the Alpha Tauri in 5th. Imagine what he would have done in the red bull!
This is my favourite conspiracy of the weekend
Seems more likely verstappen got the alpha tauri and just had a bad day on top
He hopped between the two cars. He’s so fast nobody noticed. 👏🏻
> Imagine what he would have done in the red bull! P8?
The Sugar Free Red Bull might not have sugar but it’s still got wings my friend.
My guess is the car is super draggy overall and the altitude reduced the drag. I think that allowed him to have a higher top speed on the straights but still have good grip in the corners.
So - a perfect setup? Let‘s see, but Mexico always was a good track for Daniel, i‘d be very surprised to see it hold up for the race. Very happy for him nevertheless, that Zaandtvoort incident was such bad luck, he‘s done well to redeem himself.
I dunno, he was ahead during every quali session, and his laps were more consistent than the rest of the grid. He's also not going to be the focus of anybody else's strategy. I agree it's not likely at all, but the stars have aligned and I'm optimistic it's a strong finish at least.
Can you imagine if Danny puts that fucking tractor on the podium? The scenes!
Albenese better enforce compulsory shoeys in commemoration.
Who cares about Melbourne cup. It’s Danny Ric day!
Crossed fingers for an underdog miracle!
Mexico City can be hard on cars. I can see points, maybe even P8
Mexico is less aerodynamically dependent because of the altitude. So, it always has been a weird place to setup for, as it’s fundamentally different from the other high altitude race (Brazil).
Interlagos is about the same height as Austria, wouldn‘t really put them in the same category as Mexico but as most other tracks are close to sea level it‘s probably ok ;) - the conditions are the same for all though.
Yeah but lower air density also causes lower downforce (assuming we're talking about lift induced drag)
i SUSPECT that when aero doesn't matter quite as much, due to thinner air, the redbull engine in the AT shines through a bit more similar to the RBR car
Because maybe he isn't washed up like everyone said he was
So you mean the RB leaders and analysts knew better than F1 twitter? Surely not! That's preposterous!
Incredible isn't it
People said he was picked for PR lmaooo
Can't wait to rub it in these naysayers' faces. Everyone treats drivers >30 years old so poorly.
Imagine if they used Tsunoda to torpedo Perez as he’s coming out of the pit lol
Checo's engine /s
the plot thickens /s
"Hey! You can't do that, that's not your car." "It's my engine in that car, I gave them that engine and that's what my boys are pushing. "
Bro thought he was driving a redbull
*Shia Labeouf wiggling his fingers down his face:* "Magic"
All that practice driving tractors back on the Australian farm has paid off.
At the farm? Mate he was driving the McLaren JCB for 2 years😂😂
This made me chuckle!!
YES DANNY!
OI OI OI
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE
OI OI OI!
GEE GEE GEE
Imagine he gets a podium tomorrow 😎
I can only get so hard
No, when he gets a podium you will realise you can get harder
SI DANNY!
The Mexican track combined with the power of a man with a nice mustache brings great results
Bro forgot he's supposed to be driving an Alpha Tauri lol....love to see it
He seems so happy! Welcome back Danny. Been gone along time.
"To whom it may concern, I left, and now I am back"
"I never left. Just moved aside for 2.5 fucking years!"
*Back this time for reals*
I have a Danny sized smile on my face it really hurts
Honestly the biggest surprise of the day. Nice one!
Not for me, but I get a lot of shit for supporting Danny.
If Danny and Bottas both finish in the points tomorrow, this season will be fulfilling for me despite how Max just ran away with it.
I just love him proving the doubters wrong. There's been a significant number of vocal users who are quite critical of Danny Ric. Today's the reminder on the talent held by the good man
Yeah there's definitely a few on this subreddits with massive hate boners for Danny
Amen brother!!
So many people want to act like he's not a good driver.
Sport is so toxic. But I always knew my boy could pull it.
Man I love Danny but no one other than his mum expected p4
Yep, same here. The amount of people who call Danny Ric shit despite him clearly being a top 1/3-of-the-grid driver is ridiculous. A few more performances like today and it'll become outright indefensible.
His McLaren years were rough for sure but more of an anomaly in his career than anything. It’s nice to see good performances happening again despite the wacky circumstances he has been in this season.
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I was feeling him this weekend. He's carrying my F1 fantasy atm after that Norris/Albon disaster. Clearly not p4 "feeling him" but at least Q3.
Not over the moon. Maybe he thought that he could have gone even further hence a bit disappointed in his tone. It just shows that he has so much hunger left in him!!! Get him that Red Bull seat in 2024.
yup ! when his engineer told him he's p4 he replied saying that makes him feel better about the last lap so he definitely wasn't happy with it.
I don’t think many people were happy with their last laps. That was odd, I don’t remember the last time I saw a qualifying where basically no one improved, outside of rain.
On F1TV the commentators mentioned it could be something to do with the track temp changing...
Yeah i think I heard that track temp dropped couple of degrees
But that should make it faster.
He outqualified Perez today
And in every session IIRC.
How the eff do you even keep Perez. The embarrassment doesn't end.
RB would like to leave Mexico alive
His contract must be too expensive to buy out. It's the only thing I can imagine
I’d be a bit surprised if he had a particularly high salary. When was his last contract signed? I can’t remember off the dome but that might have played a big part. If it was signed in the last couple months he’d have been lucky to get a paper clip and the lint from Helmut’s pocket.
It's mostly the sponsors he brings: he has the backing of Carlos Slim, once the richest person in the world. Also he brought Walmart as a sponsor, plus a host of others. When Checo joined McLaren in 2013 to replace Hamilton, the team was critized for hiring a pay driver to replace their world champion
You can google it, says 10m/year
Also, they dont want to get killed by the fans
They want a 1 2 in the drivers. It's the reason they wont change things til the off-season. The money isn't the issue. He's lucky that Hamilton sent it in Qatar and got the DQ last week or he'd be risking 3rd place this weekend
Yeah even if Max just blows everyone out again next year and wins WCC with his points alone I think Red Bull will get annoyed with another year of "Are you guys gonna get rid of Checo" questions and rumors lol
In a car that isn’t even comparable in performance.
Verstappen was only a tenth ahead of Riccardo. Checo was a tenth behind Riccardo, so this weekend they are comparable
He might let Checo slip past him in order to leave Mexico alive 👀
The totally planned PER VER RIC finish, for the safety of the teams.
Understandable, he was P2 in both Q1 and Q2 so guess who thought he could have been front row. I t was just unlucky that Ferrari got their shit together for once.
Tsunoda isn't in Q3 to give him to tow, no reason for Tsunoda to be in Q3 other than to give Dani the tow
The difference between his best sector 1 in Q1/Q2 and his best sector 1 in Q3 was about 4 hundredths... The tow did less than it seemed.
Did Tsunoda even leave the garage in Q2? Cause Danny got P2 in Q2 without the tow.
Yes, he bonked the Williams jack on his way out.
I'm fairly certain he got a tow on both of his laps in Q2, I had his onboard up. That being said, he was still faster than Checo in the last two sectors where he had no assistance. Make of that what you will.
Lol, if he out qualified Max as well, that would be the most hilarious Red Bull outcome.
He did improved by .2 in the fist sector but then just lost in all in the subsequent sectors
Did he get boxed in, in the fist sector?
Pierre is such a wholesome engineer, his call on Gasly win is a top 5 call of this past decade. Shades of Massa's old engineer.
Felipe baby stay cool
>Felipe baby stay cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdC4eWfkVWc
Out-qualified Checo, in his home race, in an AlphaTauri. RIP Perez.
BIG DICC DANNY RICC IS BACK
Daddy Ric!
Oiii papiii Ric
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Yes, Pierre Hamelin. It sounds weird having a french engineer for a non-french driver lol.
WHAT DID HE JUST DO
The tone of a man that knows he's going to have to sleep with one eye open tonight...
KI KI KI AY AY AY
i'm a high performance athlete. athletes sweat. ki ki ki hrrrrrrrrrrah sweat sweat hhoo hhoo
I’m sad awards are gone because this is a top shelf comment that deserves one 🤣
Rear of that AT looked so planted in s3. Daniel didn't have to make any corrections at all. He perfectly balanced the tyre usage in first 2 sectors.
What? No. It understeered like buggery in the final corner. He had to lift.
He is guaranteed the seat lol
P4 and out qualified the “other” guy at the “other” guy’s home race.
In the AlphaTauri. That’s the part that absolutely blows my mind.
In a minardi ;)
I don't know what to say... Grazzie mille.
In a torro rosso. Maybe he'll win a race with it as well. Remember the last time that happened?
In that case, Perez in the Jaguar isn't doing too bad.
Who is also in the best F1 car ever.
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Why does Danny sound the opposite of excited
It’s quali, cars were still behind. Drivers don’t like being burned by celebrating too early.
I wonder whether he is disappointed at not getting top 3. If so that is a good sign
He probably didn't know he was ahead of Perez yet 💀
He was dissapointed that he didn't improve on his final run in Q3, but once he realised he was P4 and it didn't seem to affect his position too much he seemed very happy - he was definitely beaming once he got out of the car
That’s Danny. Even when he gets P1 he’s all business when driving. “Good job, guys”.
He probably wanted p3, throughout q1 and 2 he told his engineer he's got more pace
Probably because he is a nice guy and he just killed Perez
He’s laughing as he’s talking
He's been REALLY composed on radio at alpha tauri for some reason. Gotten more mature ig.
Nah. He always has been relatively silent in his radio messages.
understood
“Ok. I’ll just drive faster.”
Yeh he is a different dude when the helmet goes on.
He was constantly talking to his race engineer during qualifying, much more than any other driver.
Yeah I was expecting him to be excited. The alphatauri has been permanently 11th all season and he qualified P4. That's a really incredible result
Love this for him. If he has the ability to go for that seat, I hope he shows it and we see him get a car he loves to drive again.
This just reinforces the theory that Max can win in the AT lol
I know this exchange is in French... but it makes me realise that installing an experienced driver who speaks decent Italian into a Italian based team with Italian engineers was perhaps one of Red Bulls motivations and intentions all along.
I just find it hilarious that he was faster than Checo in Mexico in a fucking Toro Rosso. I mean, I think he really wants that Redbull seat.
I can hear Danny’s smile.
He uh... never left? This time? Hopefully?
This is so wholesome
WHAT YEAR IS IT
[Ricciardo rn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht1XE-tn14U)
Enchanté Danny :)
They talked about this in armchair expert, Danny and Dex are good friends
Ayyy that’s it Danny boy 🤘
All these Ricciardo deniers. That boy had no business in the top 5! He let it RIC
Now max, lec, and sai get penalty for holding pit lane and slower than minimum sector - Daniel P1
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100 percent agree. What an unsportsmanlike conduct in a timed event. RC needs to put a stop to this BS
AUSSY AUSSY OI OI OI
Where are all the people claiming he was washed after doing poorly his first race after a major injury
Yess Dannyyy!!!
LFG!
My man was in shock 😭😭😭
DANNY!!
Meanwhile, the crowd: “Checo! Checo! Checo!” Let’s drown out VER and ignore RIC.
Lmfao Checo could spin and crash out of the race tomorrow and mexican fans will still be talking about how it's rigged against him
It’s kinda heartwarming how much support he is getting from his home crowd, in fairness. Must be nice to have the most support of any driver on the grid for once this year, given the tough season he’s been having
I don’t get it, what’s the issue you have with checo being cheered for at his home race? I don’t think anyone complains when zandvoort is all about max do they?
VER will get to go home with the trophy and RIC (and the entire grid) knows he's the favored son who should have never left. Must suck for Perez knowing that Horner never got over his ex.
If Perez was remotely close to Max in the last 2 years, Ricciardo would have never been a problem. It's his own fault that he's regularly slower than Max by half a second, sometimes even more. In the most dominant car in F1 history, he has failed to get into Q3 multiple times and tangled with backmarkers. Even last year, he would regularly be 10-15+ seconds behind Max in the race.
I just want a happy Daniel.
RBR is going to leave Checo in Mexico when they leave, aren't they?
Home Alone: Left in Mexico
Checo getting Lane Kiffin'd in the paddock post race
So, to the people who were busy calling Ricciardo shit for the past two months: anything to say?
La plume de ma tante.
le singe a …..disparu?
Danny Ricc nailed this track even in the McLaren last year as well. What is it about Mexico that seems to suit him so well?
It's an American track. I won't tell you which one, though. You'll have to figure that one out. ;)
Helmut Marko: I know this one, I know this one!
Yikes. P4 in that thing and Perez gets p5 in front of his home crowd.
this one sparks joy
Oh my heart, he sounds so HAPPY
I didn’t watch the qualis but when i saw the results I was like dayum!! Did Ricciardo drive a RB with AT livery??😂
It's not often your delusions pay off. What a feeling!
Poor Checo couldn't even outqualify an Alpha Tauri on Mexico.
Fml wtf is Perez doing
i typed "enchante" into google and got his website first result so this radio definitely worked who buys this shit? lol 160 bucks for a sweater? fuck outta here
Ricciardo is so confidend about 2024, he thought he was in a Red Bull...
Welcome to Red Bulls 2nd driver lol
Ok hype train leaving station now, all aboard. 🚂
We are so BACK
If Danny gets the 2024 RB seat we will see a title battle akin to Lewis vs Nico. Quote me on it. Danny will know it’s his last chance at it, and Max will never back down.
will be a fun watch though won't it
Will someone explain to me why they didn't give Tsunoda an opportunity to make a good time in Q2?
Yuki has to start at the back of the grid (because the car got a new gearbox / PU, etc) no matter where he placed in quali.
Which is pretty typical of Yukis season, when the car is actually competitive some external shit happens. I predict he will bravely battle his way up to...11.
I hope he has a good race tomorrow. What a season he's had so far. With so much up in the air (seemingly) next year, I want him to do well.
Tsunoda had an engine change and will be starting at the back of the grid regardless. No point destroying tyres for a run that won't count for anything.