News Details

Ricciardo to slim down for 2014 cockpit

Dr Helmut Marko has admitted Daniel Ricciardo will be a squeeze at the wheel of next year's Red Bull. Designer Adrian Newey is known for his tight-fitting cockpits, and reports suggest that at a recent seat fitting, it emerged that team newcomer Ricciardo's hips are too wide for the RB10. Red Bull's motor racing consultant Marko confirmed that the 24-year-old Australian will have to slim down. "He doesn't really eat bacon anyway," the Austrian told Bild newspaper. "But maybe he will have to do some special training to trim some muscle in certain places," added Marko.
Full Story »
12y ago from GrandPrix.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ricciardo confirms wide hips for 2014 Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed reports he would be a tight squeeze at the...
12y ago from GrandPrix.com

Ricciardo expecting to be competitive from 2014 opener

Daniel Ricciardo says he is expects to be on the pace with Red Bull from...
12y ago from F1Zone.net

Ricciardo: Even if I go on a massive diet my hip bones...

Ricciardo: Even if I go on a massive diet my hip bones aren't going to...
12y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Tost: Ricciardo's promotion vindicates Red Bull system

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost says that Daniel Ricciardo's...
12y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Andretti confirmed to field just three cars for Indy...

Andretti Global has confirmed that the team will only run three cars in...

Toby Sowery joins AJ Foyt Racing in IndyCar reserve...

AJ Foyt Racing has appointed Toby Sowery as the team’s reserve driver...

Feature: RLL’s split fortunes in Barber highlight...

At the most recent IndyCar race from Barber Motorsports Park, Graham...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Thierry on top in Croatia

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe are on track to claim Hyundai’s...

Oliver Solberg out of Croatia Rally (for now)

Friday: Oliver Solberg crashed out of Rally Croatia about four km into...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Didn’t help' - Arsenal star places blame on 'dry...

Arsenal striker Viktor Gyökeres blamed the ‘dry pitch’ at the...
54m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Talks ongoing for months as Arsenal look to snap up...

AS Monaco attacker Maghnes Akliouche has been linked with a move away from...
34m ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Big punch in the face' - Mikel Arteta reacts after...

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta broke his silence after the Gunners' 2-1 loss...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

‘A big punch in the face’: Mikel Arteta apologises...

t;li>Arsenal manager says players must show characterIraola hails...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.