If in recent weeks there has been speculation about the possibility that Daniel Ricciardo land on Red Bull or Mercedes as a reserve pilot, now the range of possibilities has opened up and Alpine is one of them.
It has been confirmed by the team leader himself, Otmar Szafnauerwho despite pointing out that “there is no news at the moment”, does claim to have had the first contacts with the Australian.
“We can confirm that no decision has been made yet about the reserve driver”, he assured in statements collected by ‘Motorsport’.
“Nor have we spoken clearly with Ricciardo about a reserve driver role, no decision has been made yet,” he added.
The possibility of ‘promoting’ the promising Jack Doohanleft the Red Bull program at the end of last year, had gained strength, but Alpine’s idea is different.
“We have a promising Jack, but he will focus on win the championship in formula 2 next year. That’s the main goal and then we’ll decide how we progress,” she said.
In this way, Alpine will experience a metamorphosis in its squad for next season. Pierre Gasley will replace Fernando Alonso after the ‘no’ Oscar Piastri… Y Daniel Ricciardo he could take over from his compatriot as a reserve driver.
