Ricciardo vs Tsunoda: All 2024 RB Head To Head Stats

Wednesday, 12 June 2024 at 00:00

Updated at Sunday, 07 July 2024 at 19:15

Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda are teammates but also rivals in RB in the 2024 Formula One World Championships.

The two drivers are going head-to-head throughout the season, as they are maybe competing for more than a spot of a better driver in RB, with Sergio Perez's seat in Red Bull very unsure for the following season.

Tsunoda joined the team in 2021, one year after finishing third in F2, and the 2024 season is already his fourth in the team, which was previously called AlphaTauri. During the first three seasons, he drove alongside an incredible number of four drivers, as his teammates changed quite often.

During the first two seasons, Pierre Gasly was Tsunoda's teammate, but in 2023, Nyck de Vries started alongside the Japanese driver, but after ten races he was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo, who injured himself during the third race back, and was replaced by Liam Lawson for the following five races.

The Australian driver then returned again, and completed the last five races of the season in what was unexpectedly his first season back after starting the 2023 season without a seat in F1, following his sudden departure from McLaren.

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Ricciardo vs Tsunoda: All 2024 RB H2H Stats:

Category	Daniel Ricciardo	Yuki Tsunoda
Championship standings	13th (11 points)	12th (20 points)
Grand Prix results head-to-head	4	7
Qualifying head-to-head	3	9
Grand Prix wins	0	0
Pole positions	0	0
Podiums	0	0
Best finish	8th (x1)	7th (x2)
Retirements	2	1
Fastest laps	0	0
Grand Prix points finishes	2	6
Sprint head-to-head	2	1
Sprint race wins	0	0
Sprint qualifying head-to-head	2	1
Sprint race podiums	0	0

2024 Bahrain Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

The rivalry in RB got off to a heated start, as the two drivers clashed over the team strategy during the first race of the season at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Tsunoda was ahead of his teammate for the vast majority of the race, but with a few laps left, Ricciardo was catching up because of a different strategy, which saw him complete the last stint on soft tires, compared to the Japanese driver's hards.

At the time when the Australian caught up with his teammate, Tsunoda was within DRS range of Kevin Magnussen, who was ahead of the two, preparing for an overtake on the Danish driver, when he received a radio message to let his teammate through.

Tsunoda didn't agree with the call and voiced his frustration through the radio, and slightly delayed giving his teammate free road, which ultimately didn't allow Ricciardo to overtake Magnussen, as he dropped back by two seconds, as Max Verstappen, who was lapping all of them, slowed down the progress.

Ultimately, Ricciardo finished 13th, one place ahead of Tsunoda, who showed his frustration by driving very close to his teammate during the cool-down lap. After the race, the Honey Badger was asked about the incident and tried to stay very nice to his teammate, calling him "immature."

2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

Tsunoda outperformed Ricciardo for the second time in a row during the season's second race. While Ricciardo was only fast enough for the 14th starting position on the grid, the Japanese driver made it to Q3 and put in the ninth quickest time.

Following his great qualifying performance, the 23-year-old could have fought for points but got stuck behind Kevin Magnussen, who overtook him illegally off-track.

Nevertheless, Tsunoda then made a couple of mistakes and fell even further down the order to finish in the final P15. The Honey Badger struggled from the beginning of the race, even spun out in the final laps, and finished in P16.

2024 Australian Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

The 2024 Australian Grand Prix was the first race in which RB managed to score points, but unfortunately for fans in Melbourne, it wasn't their home driver who managed to do it.

Once again, Tsunoda seemed to be the stronger driver throughout the weekend, and this time he was rewarded for his efforts also with six championship points for finishing in P7. On the other hand, Ricciardo crossed the finish line 12th, which, at the time, was his best result of the season.

2024 Japanese Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

The Japanese Grand Prix was a definition of a mixed bag for RB. On the one hand, both drivers qualified really high, right next to each other, 10th and 11th, with the home driver ahead.

However, the Australian had a terrible race start, dropping back by multiple positions, eventually finding himself alongside Alex Albon and crashing out of the race on the opening lap.

On the other hand, Tsunoda showed his undeniable qualities on the home soil, as he was able to score a point by finishing tenth at the Suzuka Circuit.

2024 Chinese Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

During the first Sprint weekend of the season, the 2024 rivalry between the two RB drivers seemingly turned to Ricciardo's favour for the first time during the season.

The Australian was the better driver in the Sprint Shootout (14th vs. 19th), he finished better in the Sprint (11th vs. 16th), and Ricciardo also out-qualified the Japanese driver (12th vs. 19th).

It was after the qualifying that Tsunoda showed his displeasure with the car. After previously seemingly everything was going like he imagined, the Japanese driver stated "something must be wrong" as he thought his performances weren't that bad, given how far behind his teammate he finished.

The race in China was a proper disaster for RB, as both cars were forced to retire within a span of a few minutes. First, Ricciardo was hit behind by Lance Stroll, before Tsunoda was spun by Kevin Magnussen, ending the team's effort in a double retirement.

2024 Miami Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

After an unsuccessful sprint weekend in China, RB hoped for a better result during the second sprint race weekend of the season in Miami, and they got it.

Daniel Ricciardo was finally able to show what he's got. He qualified in P4 for the Sprint race and then defended his position from Carlos Sainz on Ferrari throughout the whole Sprint to bring the P4 home.

Tsunoda finished the Sprint in the last point position - P8. However, the Japanese driver had a much better race than his Australian teammate.

Tsunoda repeated his best results so far, finishing in P7. Although Ricciardo couldn't score points in the race, the RB team could be satisfied with the weekend. All in all, it was the team's most successful weekend of the season up until that point.

2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was the first race weekend of the 2024 season, during which both RB drivers qualified in the top 10.

RB is still based in Italy and competes under the Italian flag, so it was like a home race for the team. Unfortunately, their drivers weren't able to turn the great qualifying result into a double point-finish.

Tsunoda seemed faster than his Australian teammate throughout the majority of the weekend. First, he out-qualified him by two-tenths of a second, and then he beat him in the race by three positions. The Japanese driver finished in P10, while Ricciardo crossed the finish line in P13.

2024 Monaco Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

The Monaco Grand Prix is all about qualifying, and Tsunoda confirmed his form when he scored P8. Ricciardo couldn't match his speed and didn't make it out of Q2, where he placed in P13.

Ricciardo gained a position before the start of the race due to Haas's disqualification from Qualifying. Ultimately, both RB drivers finished where they started- in P8 and P12.

2024 Canadian Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

Ricciardo, who was heavily criticized by 1997 Champion Jacques Villeneuve ahead of the weekend in Canada, showed that he still had the speed when he put his VCARB in P5 during the qualifying. Tsunoda also made it into Q3, but his time was "only" good enough for P8.

The Honey Badger's race was slightly compromised by the 5-second penalty he received for a false start, which he later suggested wasn't his fault but rather a problem with a clutch.

Nevertheless, he brought home P8 as there wasn't really a way of keeping Lewis Hamilton with two Aston Martin drivers behind.

Ricciardo scored the only points for RB, but the Italy-based team could have had a double-point finish had it not been for Tsunoda's mistake five laps before the end of the race when he went wide in turn number 8. As a result of his mistake, the 24-year-old driver dropped five positions from P9 into P14.

2024 Spanish Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

RB introduced a significant upgrade package in Spain with hopes of making progress, but the opposite happened, as the Italy-based team lost ground to some of its rivals.

Both drivers were knocked out in Q1. Tsunoda qualified in P17, with Ricciardo right behind in P18. In the race, the Honey Badger improved by three positions to finish P15, whereas Tsunoda lost two to finish in P19.

2024 Austrian Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

During the third sprint weekend of the season, the two RB drivers were quite equally matched; the Japanese driver outperformed his teammate in the sprint qualifying and the sprint race- qualified in P14 and finished in P13.

The 34-year-old qualified for the sprint in P16 and finished in P14. While the first part of the weekend wasn't the best for the Honey Badger, he made up for it in the second part. He qualified for the Grand Prix in P11 and finished in P9. The 24-year-old both qualified and finished the race in P14.

2024 British Grand Prix Summary - Ricciardo vs Tsunoda:

With rumors about Perez's Red Bull seat being possibly available much sooner than expected because of his not-satisfactory performances, both drivers certainly wanted to show what they were capable of at the Silverstone Circuit.

In qualifying, which was impacted by rain, neither impressed too much. Tsunoda qualified in P13, while his teammate was two places behind him in P15.

During a race, which was impacted by rain even more, both drivers navigated tricky conditions, but it wasn't a dreamy ascension that they have hoped for prior to the race start.

Still, the Japanese driver managed to score one point for RB, finishing 10th, and while Ricciardo improved compared to his starting position, he still finished the race only 13th.

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