The starting grid of the 2023 world championship is already full of confirmations on the pairs of drivers who will compete in the championship with certain teams, even if some of the latter have not yet officially established who will be their color bearers. Among these, the most suitable for a possible replacement are Williams and Haasin addition to the case ofAlpinewho is still looking for a suitable profile to replace Fernando Alonso, ready to move to Aston Martin.
In the long list of potential new entries in Enstone, Daniel Ricciardo However, it does not seem the most suitable choice, thanks to the farewell of the Australian from the then Renault in 2020 which has never been appreciated by the top management of the French company. In this way, the most concrete alternatives for the 33-year-old could be Haas and Williams, teams however characterized by a lower level of competitiveness than the Alpine or the AlphaTauri, which seems more ready to propose a contract to Colton Herta in departure case of Pierre Gasly.
At this point, if the doors of Formula 1 were to completely close, Ricciardo would be inclined to take two other paths: the role of third guide or, even, a gap year from the top flight. A hypothesis that seems to be gaining ground for the current McLaren driver, who will be replaced in 2023 by fellow countryman Oscar Piastri: “I certainly accepted the fact that if I’m not on the starting grid next year, that’s fine by me – confirmed the number 3 to the media – if it’s not fair or it doesn’t make sense, my managers and I will not do everything possible to show me on the track. Obviously this year has been challenging, and if I am on the starting grid I want to know that it will be a place where I can have fun and feel good, in an environment where I feel I can thrive. I don’t want to get into a car just for the fun of it. Days like this are certainly very frustrating – he reiterated after his retirement in the Italian GP – but after 24 or 48 hours I will recover and try to figure out what is best to do for the next year, not in an excessive or presumptuous way. If it’s not meant to be, that’s fine with me, I don’t want to be too proud. I certainly haven’t given up on getting a job, but my mind, at the moment, is more or less the same ”.
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