Ricciardo will return full-time with immediate effect to join AlphaTauri, as a replacement for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries, until the end of the season.

His return was solidified when he impressed in Tuesday’s tyre test in the RB19, with Red Bull ꦉteam principal Christian Horner watching him.

Horner phoned Helmut Marko, Red Bull’s consultant, an hour into Ricciardo’s test to inform him how impressiv𓂃e the pace was, report.

Mark💮o then called back shortly afterwards to tell Horner that he had fired De Vries, AlphaTauri’s underperforming driver.

De Vries had feared for his future after finishing 17th at the F1 British Grand Prix, last out of the drivers who🥃 completed the race.

De Vries’ manager then tipped off journalists in the Neth🐻erlands about his axing, which is how the story emerged.

Red Bull had no choice but to confirm Ricciardo’s return quickly when they intended to wait a few🗹 days.

Ricciardo’s best lap time in Tuesday’s tyre test was 1🌟:27.415s - equivalent to P2 in qualifying for the F1 British Grand Prix just days earlier.

ಞOf course, the tyre compounds, weather and track conditions were all dif🎃ferent.

Horner was “especially impressed”, ESPN report.

The Red Bull boss had told Ricciardo, tಞhꩵeir third driver this season, that he would not be promoted straight into their race seat, the report states.

Horner did not want AlphaTauri to sign Dꦗe Vries in the first place, so saw Ricciardo as the ideal fix.

Sergio Perez🐻’s plℱace alongside Max Verstappen is currently safe, ESPN say.

But Ricciardo e🧔xclusively told Crash at Silverstone that he would accept an AlphaTauri drive if it gave him a shot of landing hisꦇ dream, a Red Bull race seat.