The McLaren driver arrives at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Japanese Grand Prix after a P5 finish, and still with his future for the F1 2023 season to sort out.

He was spotted in the Mercedes paddock hospitality a week ago and French TV station Canal+ report that he is in advanced negotiations to become their reserve driver, backing up 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell.

Ricciardo said at Suzuka:🌜 "Keen on resolving it? I wouldn't say there is a pꦯroblem.

"I am just taking time to figure out what will be the best thing for me🅺.

"There is no rush. I feel no pressure to quickly sign somet🎶h🥀ing.

"I want to take the right amount of ꦑtime. I won't just si💮gn the first contract to be back on the grid.

"I𓆉'll keep going with the season and it will become clear what is best for me.”

Ricciardo the racer or in reserve?

His hopes of remaining on the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2023 driver line-up are dwindling with vacant seats at Alpine, Haas and Williams - but other drivers currently appear to be likelier for those spots.

That is why the option of a reserve role at a bigger team, s🅷uch as Mercedes, became a possibility.

However, after his best performance of the seas💃on last week in Singapore, he was asked if the urge to keep racing would usurp ꦆhis desire to join a major team.

"There's nothing you don'▨t know! Full transparency,” he added.

"Good results help, they make everything better.

"This isn't a question of whether I st💜ill want to ജdo it. I do.

"The result felt good but doesn📖't change my course [for next season].

"That's why I want to be at the front."