Ricciardo is without a drive for next season after losing his McLaren seat to168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Oscar Piastri, with the Australian admitting in Japan that him not being on the F1 grid in 2023 is now168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: “the reality”, despite tꦬwo seats being available at Haas and Williams. 

Haas are yet to finalise their 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 driver line-up but current incumbent 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher is thought to be in direct competition with ex-Renault racer 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg to be named as168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Kevin Magnussen’s teammate. 

However, Haas boss Steiner has not completely ruled R꧙icciardo out of the equation, though he said it is up to the 33-year-old to get in touch with the team. 

“If he’s interested in us, he’s not shy to call me up. I am not going to chase him down,” Steiner told . 

Steiner a💃dmitted that eight-time grand prix winner Ricciardo has obvious appeal to Haas, but stressed he must first decide what he wants to do with his F1 future. 

“I want him to decide💖 w﷽hat he wants to do for himself, first, before being talked into something,” Steiner continued. 

“I think he’s a good driver a꧃nd I don’t know how he got in the situation he’s in now, but I think he needs to come clean with himself and decide what he’s going to do.”&n♊bsp;

Steiner added: “For us he would be a big hit. He was a race winner and ꦯnow he is without a job.

“He was a race winner just last year. I rateꦐ him as a driver, I have no idea why he 💞doesn’t perform right now. That is for him to figure out.”

Given the latest 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:quotes ✨to come from the Haas camp, it seems unlikely that a special team press conference scheduled on Thursday ahead of their home race at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:United States Grand Prix will be driver-related. 

Ricciardo ‘needs’ break from F1 

Ricciardo ha🍨s made it 🅘clear he is not interested in racing in another series and is targeting a return to F1 in 2024. 

He has also been 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:✅linked with a reserve role at Mercedes, who have lost their current reserve driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries to AlphaTauri for 2023. 

Speaking to Sky Sports at the Japanese Grand Prix, Ricciardo concꦡeded that he “needs” a break from the sport in order ಌto “reset”. 

"It's somet♎hing I've certainly evaluated since ⛎the summer break," Ricciardo said. 

"I wanted to giv𒉰e it a few races and the more time that passes, the more I feel like it's wh🍃at I need. Albeit as well the opportunities... there's not really anything in the form of next year!

"It's part I would like the break and need to reset aꦛ little bit, and part 2024 as well, some other things may open up."