'Daniel Ricciardo to immediately replace axed Nyck de Vries for AlphaTauri'

'Daniel Ricciardo to immediately replace axed Nyck de Vries for AlphaTauri'

 

 

 

The huge decision, reported by De Telegraaf, comes after a exclusive where Ricciardo admitted he would accept an AlphaTauri drive if it might lead to getting another shot with Red Bull.Helmut Marko, Red Bull’s advisor, made the call to axe De Vries after just 10 grands prix with AlphaTauri, paving the way for the hugely popular Ricciardo to return to the grid full-time.Ricciardo will drive at next week’s F1 Hungarian Grand Prix for AlphaTauri, his first race since losing his McLaren seat at the end of last year.Could Red Bull’s 2023 Season Become The Most Dominant Ever?Video of Could Red Bull's 2023 Season Become The Most Dominant Ever?EXCLUSIVE: Ricciardo open to AlphaTauri drive if it ‘creates path’ to Red BullRicciardo exclusively told us at Silverstone about possibly driving for AlphaTauri: “If there’s the possibility to obviously be here [Red Bull]… The truth is this is where I want to be. I’m not going to weave my way around it.“If that creates a path to get back here then yeah it’s something I would look at because ultimately this is the place where I want to get back to.”  News about De Vries’ axing came on Tuesday, originating in his home country of the Netherlands, while Ricciardo was busy driving a Red Bull for the first time at a tyre test.He also told us last week that the “everybody is watching” the tyre test, an admission that it could prove pivotal in his F1 comeback.Related EXCLUSIVE: Ricciardo on crunch test that could decide his F1 future Nyck De Vries responds to Helmut Marko pressure to keep F1 seatIn the end, his return to the grid is reportedly secure regardless, at De Vries’ expense. 

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