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Kimi Raikkonen's Last Dance: When Austin Became the Iceman's Last Conquest

    Kimi Raikkonen’s Last Dance: When Austin Became the Iceman’s Last Conquest

    Nischay Rathore
    “It Would Be Max”: Sebastian Vettel Ready to Bet on Verstappen in Title Fight With Lando Norris
    “It Would Be Max”: Sebastian Vettel Ready to Bet on Verstappen in Title Fight With Lando Norris

    Aishwary Gaonkar

    Ayrton Senna’s Title Winning Car to Be Back on Track
    Ayrton Senna’s Title Winning Car to Be Back on Track

    Veerendra Vikram Singh

    ‘Poor Chap’ Sebastian Vettel Always Had to “Proofread” Ferrari’s Strategies, Claims F1 Expert
    ‘Poor Chap’ Sebastian Vettel Always Had to “Proofread” Ferrari’s Strategies, Claims F1 Expert

    Vidit Dhawan

    On This Day: Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso Give Picture Perfect End to a Race
    On This Day: Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso Give Picture Perfect End to a Race

    Naman Gopal Srivastava

    Adrian Newey Explains Why 2009 Is the Year When He Felt the Proudest at Red Bull
    Adrian Newey Explains Why 2009 Is the Year When He Felt the Proudest at Red Bull

    Nischay Rathore

    Otmar Szafnauer Ranks Sebastian Vettel as the “Best Driver” He Ever Worked With
    Otmar Szafnauer Ranks Sebastian Vettel as the “Best Driver” He Ever Worked With

    Mahim Suhalka

    When Oscar Piastri ‘Named’ His Trophies for a TikTok Video
    When Oscar Piastri ‘Named’ His Trophies for a TikTok Video

    Anirban Aly Mandal

    Can Charles Leclerc Match Up to Lewis Hamilton’s Challenge at Ferrari in 2025?
    Can Charles Leclerc Match Up to Lewis Hamilton Challenge at Ferrari in 2025?

    Anirban Aly Mandal

    How Daniel Ricciardo Stunned F1 by Outperforming Sebastian Vettel in His First Year at Red Bull
    Daniel Ricciardo signed with the Red Bull academy after an impressive test ahead of the 2008 F1 season. The Aussie soon moved up the categories and was signed by HRT in 2011. He then moved to Red Bull's sister team Toro Rosso (now RB) in 2012. Two years later, Red Bull promoted him to the main team and he had four-time champion Sebastian Vettel as his teammate. Considering where the two drivers were in their careers, many expected Vettel to beat Ricciardo as he had just won his fourth title a year ago. However, much to most people's surprise, Ricciardo outperformed Vettel. Ricciardo finished P2 at the Australian GP before being disqualified for fuel irregularities. He then finished the Bahrain GP in fourth despite starting in 13th. Beat reigning champion Sebastian Vettel in his own team. Beat generational talent Max Verstappen. Beat Nico Hulkenberg. Destroyed Esteban Ocon. 8 brilliant wins in an era of domination. One of the best never to win a title and a great character. Daniel Ricciardo pic.twitter.com/dLdZ0zNfLF — TFC (@thef1content) September 24, 2024 The Aussie stood on the podium in Spain, Monaco, the US, the UK, and in Singapore. With Mercedes facing issues with their MGU-K system at the Canadian GP, Ricciardo grabbed the opportunity to take his first win in F1. The honey badger then made some great late-braking overtakes at the Hungarian GP to win the second race of the season. He then took his final win of the season at Spa Francorchamps. Ricciardo finished the 2014 season in P3 in the championship whereas Vettel ended up in P5. What was even more surprising was that the Aussie scored 71 more points than his four-time world champion teammate. Vettel didn't have a single win in 2014 and only registered four podiums. The downfall of Ricciardo's F1 career Ricciardo’s F1 career went south when he decided to leave Red Bull for Renault at the end of 2018. He decided to leave after Red Bull signed Max Verstappen and reportedly began favoring the young Dutchman, who they saw as world championship material. Ricciardo's career choices since then were unlucky, to say the least. Renault never lived up to the potential of being a title contender despite being a works team. He then moved to McLaren for the 2021 season and joined Lando Norris, who convincingly beat him during their two seasons as teammates. With Ricciardo massively underperforming when compared to Norris, he left the team after the 2021 season. He then re-joined the Red Bull family as their third driver. However, since Nyck de Vries was failing to live up to expectations at AlphaTauri (now RB), the team decided to replace the Dutchman with Ricciardo. However, Ricciardo too has failed to deliver and has been replaced by Liam Lawson after just one season.

    Pranay Bhagi

    Max Verstappen Emulates Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel to ‘Protest’ Against FIA in Modern Era

    Naman Gopal Srivastava