Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has ramped up the pressure on RB F1 driver 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo to improve his performances.

The Australian has had a difficult start to the season for the rebranded RB outfit and followed up a 13th-place finish in꧟ Bahrain by coming home a lowly 16th in Saudi Arabia.

Ricciardo endured a torrid weekend in Jeddah and was out-qualified by teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda, who reached Q3 but was unabl𝐆e to stay within the top-10 in the race.

Writing in a column for , Marko made it cle𒊎ar that he expects more from Ricciardo, who hꩵas started 2024 on the back foot compared to Tsunoda.

“There’s a lot at stake this season for both Yuki ♐and Daniel,” Marko said.

“Yuki’s qualifying was very go𓆉od, and Ricciardo has to come up w🌼ith something soon…

“At least Tsunoda is very good in qualifying. Then they are in the points in the ♏first stint, only to fall further behind afterwards…

“Whether they are putting too much strain on the tyres or there are othe🌸r reasons is what you need to find out.”

Ricciardo, who had a spin at Turn 1, claimed his RB car had not been “functioಞning 𝓀at 100 percent” in the race.

The eight-time grand prix winner is targeting a return to Red Bull and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez’s vacant seat for 2025, but knows he 🌠will have to up his performances if he is to achieve his𝔉 goal.

Perez has started the campaign with back-to-back second place finishes behind teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen to ease some of the pressure haꦉnging over him as he looks to retain his drive for a fifth season.

However, the Mexican was equivocal in his response to being asked by Sky💝 F1 i༒f he wanted to continue with Red Bull into 2025, replying: “I think it’s really early to say that.

“I want to wait a few races to🍨 see how everything goes.

“It’s obviously not e𒁃asy or straightforward. [The seat] has some complications that we’ve seen in the past. We’ve seen great drivers, they don’t even survive six months or a year and they’ve been great drivers but it’s a unique team in that regard.”