Ricciardo has raced twice since taking Nyck de Vries’ spot at AlphaTauri but is initially only contra𝔍cted until the end of this season🔯.

The veteran Australian h🧜as been clear that his ultimate goal is to win the 2025 seat at Red Bull, ♑AlphaTauri’s sister team.

"Of course you have to know from Daniel Ricciardo what his... we know his goals, but how to achieve them, whether he is ready to compl൩ete a full year next year at AlphaTa💎uri with full commitment," Red Bull motorsport director Helmut Marko told .

"The changꦉe has had a very positive effect, in terms of mood and motivation in the AlphaTauri team.

"While De Vries' deficit averaged three to five tenths, if you c🌌lean it all up, Ricciardo is significantly smaller, if not on par with Yuki Tsunoda.

"We still have nine races left, in✃ these nine races we will see ho🉐w this develops.

“Tsunoda delivered a very good race at Spa, maybe in the middle sector when it rained lightly, he was a bit too cautious, maybe even a better position w✤ould have been possible. 

“Daniel wasn't far from points in the 🐲sprint. This direction fits.”

Ho⛎wever, Ricciarඣdo must still earn his position in the F1 2024 driver line-up. 

"We have alternat𝕴ives,” Marko delivered a reminder. 

“For example [Liam] Lawson, who is second in Japan and is very successful the🍎re and has made a big leap forward in his whole development since he has been racing in Japan.”

Marko added about Ricciardo’s tea💝mmate: "Yuki Tsunoda has steadily improved in and of himself, h🙈as his emotions under control for the most part, is now also physically capable of driving through a GP.”

The driver under the most pressure might still be Serg🐻io Perez who has been backed to keep his 2024 Red Bull seat, but knows that Ricciardo is breathing down his neck.