Daniel Ricciardo Eyes Fairytale Return to Red Bull in F1
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Daniel Ricciardo returned to Red Bull Racing as its third driver for the 2023 Formula 1 season, rejoining the team he had left at the end of 2018.
An eight time race winner, he claimed seven of those victories during his first stint at Red Bull and finished third in the drivers' championship twice before departing for Renault and then McLaren.
His new role centered on testing, simulator work, and commercial activities, and he called it coming back home to Oracle Red Bull Racing.
Team principal Christian Horner praised his enormous talent and said the reserve position would help diversify the team's development while drawing on his experience.
The opportunity soon expanded when Red Bull placed him at sister team AlphaTauri mid season, replacing Nyck de Vries from the Hungarian Grand Prix.
A broken hand suffered in a practice crash at Zandvoort forced rookie Liam Lawson to substitute for five races, and Ricciardo's career ultimately concluded after the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix when Red Bull chose not to renew him.
An eight time race winner, he claimed seven of those victories during his first stint at Red Bull and finished third in the drivers' championship twice before departing for Renault and then McLaren.
His new role centered on testing, simulator work, and commercial activities, and he called it coming back home to Oracle Red Bull Racing.
Team principal Christian Horner praised his enormous talent and said the reserve position would help diversify the team's development while drawing on his experience.
The opportunity soon expanded when Red Bull placed him at sister team AlphaTauri mid season, replacing Nyck de Vries from the Hungarian Grand Prix.
A broken hand suffered in a practice crash at Zandvoort forced rookie Liam Lawson to substitute for five races, and Ricciardo's career ultimately concluded after the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix when Red Bull chose not to renew him.
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