JAKARTA - Daniel Ricciardo proved his words. He finally returned to the 2023 Formula 1 racing arena.
Ricciardo will drive an AlphaTauri car for the remainder of the 2023 season. He will start racing at the Hungarian Grand Prix replacing Nyck de Vries.
Currently, the Australian is driving a RB 19 Red Bull for a Pirelli tire trial at the Siverstone Circuit, England, Tuesday local time.
However, Ricciardo, who is currently Red Bull's third driver, will replace De Vries from the Hungarian GP onwards with AlphaTauri.
"I'm really excited to get back on track with the Red Bull family!" said Ricciardo, quoted from the official website of Formula 1, Wednesday.
AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost warmly welcomed Ricciardo into his team. He said the Australian driver driving skills were unquestionable.
"He already knows a lot of us, so the integration will be easy and direct. The team will also benefit a lot from his experience because he is the winner of the Formula 1 Grand Prix eight times," said Tost.
Meanwhile, De Vries had to lose his seat due to a difficult first season in the F1 event. Of the 10 series that were followed, the Dutch racer failed to get a single point.
His best achievement was finishing 12th in the Monaco GP F1 race. After that, he always failed to break into the top 13 position.
That's what made De Vries replaced by Ricciardo who lost McLaren at the end of 2022 after two seasons of probation with the team.
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Ricciardo will rejoin Faenza-based squad, where he spent two seasons in 2012 and 2013 before promotion to Red Bull.
Ricciardo scored seven wins for Red Bull, before joining Renault for two seasons from 2019, then moving to McLaren for 2021.
In a recent interview, Ricciardo was outspoken about his desire to return to F1's full-time seat.
"I want to return to the grid next year. I feel there must be some unfinished business. I am still following developments and are still ready," said Ricciardo.
Meanwhile, Ricciardo's first race will take place where he scored his second F1 win at the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2014.
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