Daniel Ricciardo “did something stupid” when he left Red Bull, says Christian Horner

Ricciardo raced for Red Bull between 2014 and 2018 before leaving the team to join Ren💮ault. After two unsuccessful years at the French manufacturer, Ricciardo was on the move again, this time to McLaren.
But the Australian was left without a drive for F1 2023 after having his McLaren contract terminated a year early following his underwhelming performances alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris over the past two seasons. He has been replaced by compatriot and 2021 F2 champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.
The 33-year-old will168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: return to🐓 Red Bul♓l as a third driver next year and is targeting a full-time return to the F1 grid in 2024.&♎nbsp;
Horner feels Ricciardo’s decision to leave Red Bull in the first place was a mistak✅e.
“Daniel joined us as a teenager and he grew up with the team here,” Horner told the .
“He had so꧂me great success here with us, and then he went and did something sꦫtupid and went to drive for a couple of other teams and it never quite worked out.”
Horner reckons Red Bull will provide Ricciardo with the enviro📖nment to “rediscover his enjoyment of being a Formula 1 driver” following his tough stint at McLaren.
“But Daniel is such a great personality and big character,” Horner added. “We felt it was right to bring him back into the team – and of course promotionally, he's got the big🌼gest smile in Formula🐷 1.
“For him, he will be able to get back to having fun and red💜iscover his enjoyment of being a Formula 1 driver, rather than the stress he has had over the last couple of years.”

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