'Stoked' Ricciardo makes surprise return to F1

Australian operator Daniel Ricciardo volition marque a daze instrumentality to Formula One astatine the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix.

The eight-time Grand Prix winner, who was axed by McLaren astatine the extremity of past year, volition regenerate Nyck de Vries astatine Red Bull’s inferior squad AlphaTauri for the remainder of the year.

The Hungarian GP is connected July 23.

“I americium stoked to beryllium backmost connected way with the Red Bull family,” Ricciardo said successful a connection released by Red Bull Racing connected Tuesday.

Daniel Ricciardo is coming backmost to F1. (Getty)

Rookie De Vries was hired by AlphaTauri astatine the opening of this play but helium has been dropped aft lone 10 races, paving the mode for Ricciardo’s abrupt comeback.

The 34-year-old Ricciardo’s vocation looked to beryllium each but implicit aft helium was deemed surplus to requirements by McLaren pursuing 2 underwhelming seasons with the British team.

Ricciardo failed to onshore a spot for the 2023 play and alternatively chose to instrumentality to Red Bull — the squad astatine which helium won 7 Grands Prix — arsenic a reserve driver.

“I’m precise pleased to invited Daniel backmost into the team," AlphaTauri squad main Franz Tost said. “There’s nary uncertainty astir his driving skill, and helium already knows galore of us, truthful his integration volition beryllium casual and straightforward ... I would similar to convey Nyck for his invaluable publication during his clip with Scuderia AlphaTauri, and I privation him each the champion for the future.”

Daniel Ricciardo looks connected during signifier up of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada astatine Circuit Gilles Villeneuve connected June 16, 2023 successful Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Paolo Pedicelli ATPImages/Getty Images) (Getty)

Ricciardo got his archetypal sensation of this season’s Red Bull during a tyre trial astatine Silverstone connected Tuesday — 48 hours aft the British Grand Prix successful which De Vries finished 17th.

Given Sergio Perez’s torrid tally of form, which has seen him autumn 99 points adrift of teammate Max Verstappen successful the satellite title standings, AlphaTauri’s determination to prosecute Ricciardo volition substance speculation that the Australian could onshore a spot backmost astatine Red Bull.

Red Bull squad main Christian Horner said “we are excited to spot what the remainder of the play brings for Daniel connected loan” astatine AlphaTauri.

For the 28-year-old De Vries, the penning appeared to beryllium connected the partition aft Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko precocious said Horner was close to person questioned wherefore helium was signed.

The Dutch operator crashed connected aggregate occasions and failed to people a azygous constituent with a champion decorativeness of 12th astatine the Monaco Grand Prix successful May.

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