F1 Mexico City Grand Prix: Haas boss Guenther Steiner reveals text message sent to recruit Daniel Ricciardo
Ricciardo enters the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Mexico City Grand Prix knowing he may only have three races left because he won’t be in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2023 driver line-up after he leaves McLaren at the end of this year.
The veteran Australia🧸n has seen vacant seats at Alpine, Williams, AlpಞhaTauri and Haas but hasn’t opted to join any of them.
Haas team principal Steinꦅer admitted he sent a text to Ricciardo - when asked why the driver had no interest, he repl🌳ied: “I think you need to ask Danny that one, not me, about why he doesn’t want to race.
“I don’t know if it’s something against ꧃Haas or he has just decided to do something different for a year. I cannot guess wh🃏at he wants to do. I have no idea what to answer you.”
Ricciardo said about the opti♕on provided by Steiner: “I was aware that there is a seat at Haas potentially available and a seat at Williams potentially available, so it’s nothing new to me.”
Haas have 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen tied down but 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher’s contract is due to expire at the end of this season and his seat next year is an uncertainty. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg has also been linked with replacing Schumacher.
Ricciardo inspired by Lewis Hamilton longevity
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is 37 and Alpine’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso is 41 - both expect to remain in F1 even beyond 2023.
Ricciardo said about his uncertain🐬 future: “When my team were trying to put together a plan that I believe in, that is going to set me up for success in the long-term – I know I’m 33 but I look at Alonso, I look at Lewis and if I want to be here, and I still know I have it in my heart, then I know I can.
“It’s really not now just looking at next year and ju🍒mping into the first available seat. I want to say it’s not new but I’m trying to look a little bit beyond that and back myself to be winning races again.”
Ricciardo is set to🅠 take a reserve driver role with Mercedes, Sky’s Ted Kravitz has reported.
The Australian is 12th in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings, with just 29 points compared to his teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris' 109 points, amid a torrid 2022.
James was a sports jo🅷urnalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American spo💟rts, to football, to F1.
