To say the 2024 season has been action-packed would be an understatement; From big news going off track to some increasingly tight battles on it, there were plenty of talking points throughout the year. With so much going on, it’s easy to forget some of the events that happened during the 24-race campaign, but fear not, we’ve rounded up some big moments you may have forgotten from 2024, including the fallout within the team, an Unusual Item left in a car and the long absence of the Safety Car…
Tensions rise between Ricciardo and Tsunoda
The RB team was never far from the headlines in 2024, with speculation continuing over its driver line-up, but it was an incident at the season opener in Bahrain that first got everyone talking about the team.
In the closing stages of the race, the team ordered Yuki Tsunoda to let Daniel Ricciardo pass, with the intention that the Australian, who was sporting the soft compound in contrast to the hard tires on Tsunoda’s car, would attempt to attack Kevin Magnussen de Haas. . After asking if they were “joking,” Tsunoda complied with the request.
Ricciardo ultimately failed to overtake Magnussen, but came home ahead of Tsunoda in P13. Once the checkered flag fell, a seemingly frustrated Tsunoda appeared to divebomb his teammate before nearly eliminating his sister RB as she returned to the track, prompting a bemused Ricciardo to comment: “Fuck, “what the fuck?” **? I will keep it.”
The 35-year-old later called the incident “a little immaturity”while Tsunoda stated after the race: “I don’t even want to talk about it.” Any tension seemed to have been resolved for Round 2 in Saudi Arabia, but it seemingly marked the start of what would be a tough campaign ahead for Ricciardo…