Daniel Ricciardo open to AlphaTauri F1 2024 drive if he can't land 'fairytale' Red Bull race seat

Daniel Ricciardo is hoping to secure a “fairytale” full-time F1 race seat return with Red Bull but would be open to driving for AlphaTauri in 2024. 
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull

Having had his McLaren contract terminated a year early following an unsucc🐓essful two-season stint with the team, Ricciardo signed as Red Bu꧅ll’s reserve driver for 2023. 

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The Australian has his eyes fixed on a dream drive with Red Bull to reunite with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who he previously partnered at t🦄he team between 2016 and 2018. 

But Ricciardo is also open to the prospect of racing for Red Bull’s sister team AlphaTauri in 202ꦑ4, according to. 

"This for me would be like the fairytal🦹e,” Ricciardo told ESPN about potentially racing for Red Bull again. 

“Honestly, the fairytale ending [would b🍸e] to finish my career here if I could have it all my own way.

"But we'll see. I'll♔ probably have to work my way up a liಞttle bit but it's really nice to be back here.”

An AlphaTauri drive may be the more likely scenario given that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez, ꦐ;the current holder of the second Red Bull seat, is under contract until the end of 2024. 

Outside of Red Bull, Ricciardo’s optiꦺons for a competitive seat appear scarce. 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz are both tied down at Ferrari for another year, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton is expected to sign a contract extension with Mercedes to end the long-r♎unning saga surrounding his F1 future. 

Eig⛎ht-time g𝔉rand prix winner Ricciardo had previously insisted that he was only interested in driving for a front-running team. 

He is 🦄set to drive Red Bull’s dominant RB19 for the first time during a Pirelli tyre test at Silverstone following the British Grand Prix.&n🙈bsp;

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