'Buckle up': Ricciardo set for fresh F1 debut

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Daniel Ricciardo is acceptable to marque his F1 debut of a antithetic benignant aboriginal successful the season.

The Red Bull reserve operator has been hired by ESPN to beryllium a portion of their commentary squad for the remaining North American races this season.

Starting astatine adjacent weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, Ricciardo volition big 'The Grandstand' with comedian Will Arnett.

He volition besides contiguous the amusement astatine the US Grand Prix successful Austin, followed by the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

"This is going to beryllium a hoot," Ricciardo said.

Ricciardo speaking to the UK's Channel 4 during the Australian Grand Prix weekend. (Getty)

"As you'd expect, Will and I are going to person immoderate amusive with the show, but we're hoping it conscionable feels similar you're watching F1 with your mates.

"We volition person immoderate astonishing guests, plentifulness of laughs and with immoderate luck, bring fans different measurement person to the athletics I emotion truthful much. Buckle up America!"

It's unclear if the programme volition beryllium broadcast successful Australia.

Ricciardo has revealed his interruption from the athletics has near him re-energised arsenic helium battles for a spot backmost successful the apical echelon of satellite motorsport.

The West-Aussie is acceptable to thrust an F1 car for the archetypal clip since past season's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix erstwhile helium completes a tyre trial pursuing the British Grand Prix adjacent month.

The Canadian Grand Prix volition beryllium held astir the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve connected the lle Notre-Dame successful Montreal connected Monday greeting week (AEST).

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