Ricciardo raced for Red Bull between 2014 and 2018 before leaving the team to join Renault. After two unsuccessful years at the French manufacturer, 🥀Ricciardo was on the move again, this time to McLaren. 

But the Australian was left without a drive for F1 2023 after having his McLaren contract terminated a year early following his underwhelming performances alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris over the past two seasons. He has been replaced by compatriot and 2021 F2 champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri. 

The 33-year-old will168澳洲✨幸运5官方开奖结果历史: return൩ to Red Bull as a third driver next year and is targeting a full-time return ඣto the F1 grid in 2024. 

Horner feels Ric🐠ciardo’s decision to leave Red🍒 Bull in the first place was a mistake.

“Daniel joined us as a teenager and he grew up with the team here,” Horner told the . 

“He had s🌟ome great success here with us, and then he went and did something stupid and went to drive for a couple o𝓰f other teams and it never quite worked out.”

Horner reckons Red Bull will provide Ricciardo with the environment to “rediscover his enjoyment of being a Formula 1 driver” folloಞwing his tough stin♔t at McLaren.

“But Daniel is such a great p😼ersonality and big characterꦑ,” Horner added. “We felt it was right to bring him back into the team – and of course promotionally, he's got the biggest smile in Formula 1. 

“For him, he will be able to get back tಌo having fun and rediscover his enjoyment of being a Formula 1 driver, r🌟ather than the stress he has had over the last couple of years.”