the stage of Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren it did not bring the expected results. The Australian disappointed and was replaced by the youngster Oscar Piastri. His only option was to return to Red Bull, even if they did not offer him a seat. He would remain as substitute pilot of Max Verstappen and Checo Perez.
Ricciardo assumes that it would be “a fairytale” get back to driving in F1. Although he acknowledges that there are not many seats available at the moment. “That would be like a fairy tale for me. Honestly, the end of the fairy tale would be ending my career here if I could do everything my way”, he has expressed in statements to ‘ESPN’.
“But we’ll see. Probably I’ll have to push my way a bit but it’s very nice to be back here”, said the Australian driver, who lived his best stage precisely at Red Bull.
Finally, he makes it clear to those who want to bet on him that he will always be prepared: “I know that I can come back as a more complete version of myself.”
Despite the fact that Checo is questioned at Red Bull, especially by the always critical Helmut Marko, the possibility of Ricciardo seems not to be on the table. Fighting with Max Verstappen is taking its toll on the Mexican, who could lose second place in the World Cup (Fernando Alonso is close to nine points).
Is Palou the threat of Checo?
In recent days, from the Indycar, the figure of the Spanish has been vindicated Alex Palou, category leader. The pilot stefan wilson He asked on his social networks that the Red Bull team bet on him.
“What Álex Palou is doing in IndyCar right now is impressive. It would be very interesting to move him to the second Red Bull and see what he could do in Formula 1. He is in the Top 5 best drivers in the world right now, there is no doubt about it. Possibly in the Top 3,” he wrote.
