As is now known to all fans of Formula 1, the world championship 2023 will not see the presence of Daniel Ricciardo behind the wheel of McLaren. The Australian, who will be replaced by compatriot Oscar Piastri for next season, has already received official communication from the English team this summer, and since then, as he himself admitted, he has been actively looking for a another place, possibly in Formula 1.
Despite the offers also coming from the US categories, the 33-year-old’s primary goal is to remain in the top flight, both in the role of official guide of a certain team (above all Williams and Haas) and of reserve pilot. It is precisely on the latter hypothesis that the greatest general attention is focusing, especially after the rumors provided by Canal +. According to the French broadcaster, Ricciardo would be in the phase of “Advanced negotiation” with Mercedes for a role as third driver or test driver for the Anglo-German house, with the opportunity to be able to replace George Russell or Lewis Hamilton in case of need for the 2023.
daniel ricciardo leaving the mercedes hospitality this morning, hhhhmmmmm 👀 pic.twitter.com/N5gRurIrcI
– ece ③ (@ricciardopics) September 30, 2022
To support this rumor there would also be the images of Ricciardo dating back to the last Singapore GP, which portrayed the Australian leaving theMercedes hospitality. In addition, this time in the days immediately preceding the Italian GP, Hamilton himself had expressed his opinion on the future of the number 3, believing that the latter had the merit of being able to continue his career among the drivers on the grid. . At the same time, however, he hadn’t denied that having Ricciardo on the team as third driver would have been fantastic.
The person concerned, Ricciardo, today at a press conference stressed that he is not in a hurry to sign a contract nor is he eager at all costs to remain on the grid as a starter in 2023: “We’ll see, there’s time, I don’t have time and I want to evaluate all the options. Obviously the goal is to aim for the top“. Even not as an absolute protagonist.
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