Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner takes note of Daniel Ricciardo performance with ‘back to old self’ verdict

Christian Horner says he saw shades of the old Daniel Ricciardo during his “remarkable” performance at the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix. 
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City, Mexico, Race
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix,…

After being one of the stars of qualifying by claiming a superb fourth on the grid, outpacing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez’s Red Buಌll, Ricciardo capped off an impressive comeback for AlphaTauri by finishing seventh.🥀 

The Australian had been running strongly insidওe the top-five but an ill-timed red flag hampered Ricciardo, who nevertheless we♑nt on to record AlphaTauri’s best result of the season. 

Ricciardo, in just his second race since returning from a broken hand that sidelined him for five rounds, caught and almost passed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell’s Mercedes in the closing stages. 

It marked a timely statement for Ricciardo, who is aiming to reclaim a seat at Red Bull. His performance caught the at🀅tention of team principal Christian Horner, who heaped praise on the 34-year-old. 

"It is great to see Daniel performing so well and fully endorses the reason why we brought him back into the Alpha🐻Tauri," Horner said. 

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri AT04. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City, Mexico, Race
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri AT04. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand…

"I thought he was outstanding this weekend, fighting Mercedes in an AlphaTauri - and if it were not for the red flag, he'd have finished higher u൩p, so it was a great performance and certainly looked like the Daniel of old thi🌊s weekend.

"Look at the t🍸ime delta to Max, it was less than a tenth so a remarkable per⛄formance by him.

"He's back to his old self, you can see he is rel🌠axed, he's confident and he came into the weekend fully motivated after a tricky Austin coming back from injury.

"I thought he did a great job this weekend.”

Ricciar🅠do described the Mexico City Grand Prix as “the weekend I dreamed of”. 

Ricciardo’s eye-catching display will only further heap the pressure on Perez, who crashed out of his home race following a first corner tangle with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc

Perez is under contract for 2024 and Red Bull have repeatedly insisted that his🐭 seat is safe. 

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