Ricciardo will be Red Bull’s third driver in 2023

Daniel Ricciardo He will be the third driver for the Red Bull team in 2023, performing reserve functions. This is what the adviser of the energy drink team said, Marko Helmutin remarks to ‘Sky Germany’. “Ricciardo will be our third driver”he openly pointed out, before Red Bull made an official statement to confirm the deal.

McLaren removed the services of the Australian driver after he failed to meet expectations on the tire of the orange car, which performed less than Lando Norris this course. In this way, the box Moving decided to sign a young pledge as Oscar Piastri instead of a Riccardo where cache and its quality are displayed on your stage red bull prevented him from being a candidate for a lower seat.

The Australian is running out of options, off the grid in 2023, and has made sure his sole aim is to focus on finding a motivating option to return to F1 in 2024. He will look for that hole as he is third driver of the energy drink team, who remains closely linked to the ‘Great Circus’.

“We have so many sponsors, that we have to do shows and things like this, so of course this is one of the most prominent and the most appropriate”Marko pointed out, highlighting Ricciardo’s joke and ‘shoman’ character, perfect for the team can also be well represented outside the track with the presence of Daniel.

Ricciardo was brought up to bolster Mercedes as a reserve driver, but in the end, Red Bull avoided him, once again hiring one of the most prolific talents to form its academy.

For his part, the young talent from the Red Bull academy, liam lawson, will continue to progress in Japanese Super Formula while also being a reserve driver for Red Bull and AlphaTauri. “Unfortunately, Lawson has not been as successful in Formula 2 as we hoped, but he has potential. He will drive Super Formula in Japan next year and will be a reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri. So it’s up to him to take the step there.”