Ricciardo made his sensational F1 return in Hungaryꦚ with AlphaTauri, after parting ways with McLaren at the end of 2022. The Red Bull reserve driver had impressed in tyre tests and simuဣlator work, and replaced the struggling Nyck De Vries in their sister team following the British Grand Prix.

Afteওr beating his teammate in a solid debut performance at the Hungaroring, Ricciardo was unable to do the same in Spa as Yuki Tsuonda scored a poin🀅t in Sunday’s race.

As the first half of the ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚseason came to a close Ricciardo assessed his weekend that saw him finish 10th in the Sprint Race and༒ 16th in the Grand Prix: “It’s just tough when you, in a race, when you’re not making progress. That’s where you are, and you try a few things, and when you try, it doesn’t work and you lock up or you have a moment.

“So, kind of just feel ‘aꦕlright, today’s maybe not the day’. 

Ricciardo was unfortunate to find himself in DRS trains during the Gಌrand Prix, as several drivers up and down the grid struggled to make progress. He kept a positive outlook on the events of the past two weeks, as he seeks to find s🦹ome form in after the summer break: “I think it’s… I don’t know… Nine days ago, I hadn’t driven this car, so when I put everything into perspective, I think we’re okay.

“And from what I understand, I think the few laps we got t🧜owards the end in clear air, we actually♈ were on a decent pace, so it’s probably not all that bad.

“But yeah, now that I’m back in the sport, I’ve got 🌱a ta𓃲ste - I want to make sure that I’m kicking arse.”