Daniel Ricciardo open to AlphaTauri F1 2024 drive if he can't land 'fairytale' Red Bull race seat

Having had his McLaren contract terminated a year early following an unsuccessful ♎two-season stint with the team, Ricciardo signed as Red B✤ull’s reserve driver for 2023.
The Australian has his eyes fixed on a dream drive with Red Bull to reunite with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who he pr𝔍evious♌ly partnered at the team between 2016 and 2018.
But Ricciardo is also open to the prospect of racing for Red Bull💖’s sister team AlphaTa🎉uri in 2024, according to.
"This for me would be li🍌ke the fairytale,” Ricciardo told ESPN about potentially racing for Red Bull again.
“Honestly, the fairytale ending [would be] to finish my care🐼er♒ here if I could have it all my own way.
"But we'll see. I'll probably have to work my way upܫ a little bit but it's really nice to be🔯 back here.”
An AlphaTauri drive may be the more likely scenario given that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez, the cur🍃rent holder of the second Red Bull seat, is under contract unt🎉il the end of 2024.
Outside of Red Bull, Ricciardo’✱s options for a competitive seat appear scarce.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz are both tied down at Ferrari for another year, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton is expected to sign a c🍸ontract extension with Mercedes to end the long-running saga surrounding his F1 future.
Eight-time grand prix winner R🐭icciardo had previously insisted that he was only interested in driving for a front-running team.
He is set to drive💃 Red Bull’s dominant RB19 for the first time during a Pirelli tyre test at Silverstone following the British Grand Prix.

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