Revealed: Stunning Daniel Ricciardo pace which would have rocked Silverstone
His best lap in Tuesday’s Pirelli tyre t🐟est would have been enough to qualify him in P2 for la🍸st weekend’s F1 British Grand Prix, according to .
His lap time was 1:27.415, just 0.7s off Max Verstappen's time which earned pole position at Silverღstone, reports .
In mitig👍ation it is fair to say that faster tyre𝔍 compounds are available in tests, compared to the weekend, and the track was also in better condition than during Saturday’s qualifying.
Ricciardo was driving 2023 machinery for the first time when he got behind the wheel of🀅 the RB19.
Despite a spin, it seems the F1 veteran has still𒆙 got what it takes.
)— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1)While he was testing the RB19, it was confirmed that he will make a fullꦺ-tꦕime comeback driving for AlphaTauri for the rest of this season.
Ricciardo will replace Nyck de Vries with immediate effect, in time for next weekend’s 🔥Hu♔ngarian Grand Prix.
Ricciardo’s return comes days after he exclusively told Crash that he would accept an AlphaTauri drive if it gave him a shot♛ at claim🙈ing a Red Bull seat.
“Obviously I lost my ꧃seat and it was like ‘shit, my career is over type thing’,” he told us.
“And now, six months late𒁃r I’m getting to drive the best car [in the tyre test].
“Even that alone I’m just taking it all in my stride. I’m very appreciative and excited. I know I’ll be ✱watched. I know it’s not just ‘hey man, go and do some laps for us’.
"Of course at this level everyone’s watching. But there’s no pressure. I’m just treating it as something that’s going to be an a꧒mazing experience, something that’s going to spark me again.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering ༺everyth𝓡ing from American sports, to football, to F1.
