Daniel Ricciardo Replaces Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri for Remainder of 2023 F1 Season
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Scheme One launched Tuesday that Daniel Ricciardo is changing Nyck de Vries in AlphaTauri’s No. 1 automobile for the leisure of the 2023 season.
Per ESPN’s Nate Saunders, the pass comes after it became launched that Ricciardo might maybe well maybe maybe be taking fragment in a tyre take a look at for Red Bull Racing on Tuesday at Silverstone Circuit, which is the home of the British Plentiful Prix.
Ricciardo had been Red Bull Racing’s third driver this season in the aid of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, that capability he became in truth in a backup role.
Every Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri are owned by Red Bull, and Ricciardo is now in line to physique of workers with fellow AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda for the leisure of the advertising and marketing campaign.
The 34-year-customary Ricciardo broke into F1 in 2011, and he might maybe well maybe maybe be handiest diagnosed for his time with Red Bull Racing from 2014 through 2018.
For the length of that stint, the Aussie registered seven of his eight career hump wins. He also accomplished a career-handiest third in the standings in every 2014 and 2016.
After departing Red Bull, Ricciardo raced two years for Renault and two years for McLaren, winning a total of one hump over those four seasons.
Ricciardo accomplished eighth in the standings in 2021 and 11th closing season, the latter of which became his worst overall invent since coming in 14th with Toro Rosso in 2013.
The 28-year-customary de Vries had been in the midst of his first season as a plump-time F1 driver, nonetheless the Dutchman has struggled mightily with out a invent better than 12th over the route of 10 races.
Ricciardo offers AlphaTauri an accomplished customary to e-book the physique of workers, and he also offers Red Bull Racing a solid contingency belief.
As pointed out by Saunders, Perez’s contract with Red Bull ends on the conclusion of the 2024 season, that capability Ricciardo might maybe well maybe maybe be ready to take his achieve apart starting up in 2025 if he races properly for the leisure of this season and in 2024.
Ricciardo’s first likelihood to galvanize at AlphaTauri will advance on July 23 in the Hungarian Plentiful Prix on the Hungaroring track in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary.
