Daniel Ricciardo has opened up on his upcoming options in Method 1, admitting his ambition is to one day drive all over again for Purple Bull.
The Australian, who presently drives for Alpha Tauri, also said that he is ‘back in love’ with the activity, obtaining put in some time absent from Method 1 final year.
The 34-calendar year-old produced his return to the activity earlier this summer season, partnering with Yuki Tsounda, but admits he is retaining one particular eye on a return to his previous aspect Red Bull.
‘Being back right here [Alpha Tauri], it just feels incredibly ideal for me,’ he explained in an job interview with The Mirror.
‘The chemistry in the crew is seriously superior and I like that. The big photo would be to get again to that team [Red Bull] and that motor vehicle a single working day, but I also reported that if there is not an opening then I want to remain here.’
Daniel Ricciardo has opened up on his ambitions to re-be a part of Red Bull prior to he retires from Method 1
The Australian has savored two stints at Red Bull for the duration of his job, partnering with Sebastian Vettel back in 2014, prior to returning to the group as a 3rd driver in 2023
It really is been a complicated time for the Australian, who has suffered many established backs, notably remaining ruled out of the Dutch Grand Prix with a damaged hand and was also sidelined for the Qatar Grand Prix previously this Oct.
Just after his deal with McLaren was terminated prematurely in 2022, Ricciardo returned to the sport to do the job in a supporting position as the 3rd driver at his previous group Pink Bull.
He replaced Nick De Vries before this summer after the crew parted means with the Dutch driver, with Ricciardo extending his deal with Alpha Tauri, guaranteeing him a seat in the automobile for the 2024 time.
Whilst he admitted that his time away from the keep track of may have lengthened his profession, he also opened up on his targets with Red Bull’s sister team, stating that he was hoping to assistance the aspect push to grow to be a leader in the sport.
‘The crew is going via a rebuild for subsequent yr and if I can lead and get this crew additional to the entrance and to be taken much more very seriously, that is it,’ He added. ‘If it can be not the massive workforce, it is really right here.
He returned to the cockpit earlier this summer time but has endured a challenging of late, struggling a number of accidents that have stalled his comeback
Nonetheless, Ricciardo admitted that he is hungry to continue on to generate and extra that he has fallen back again ‘in love’ with the activity
‘Having had this time off, I absolutely sense I have a couple much more many years in me. It really is not like it is really just, ‘One a lot more yr and I’m done’. I would say I’ve easily received three much more great several years and if it really is a fantastic motor vehicle and I am accomplishing well then that a few could conveniently come to be six.
‘I will not program on getting in and out – I want to give this 2nd stint of my career the most effective hard work I can mainly because I know when this one is carried out, that is possibly it for me. Right now, I am all in and it feels good.’
He at this time sits bottom of the drivers’ standings having only raced two times in 2023, but also stated that using time away from the cockpit experienced instilled increased starvation in him to continue on to push.
‘I feel like I’m truly back in enjoy with the activity and seriously hungry and determined again. That’s something that wore on me in the last handful of years, which is normal if you’re not carrying out at the degree you imagine you can. But I’m in a great area now.’