Ricciardo looks to Alonso for his future

Daniel Ricciardo will go off the grid the first time Formula 1 since his 2011 British GP debut aboard HRT. The Australian was left without a seat after two really bad years McLaren which ended up ruining the paddock’s smile. red bulla team where he left so as not to be in the shadow of Verstappen, gave him the opportunity to continue to be linked to the Grand Circus as a test pilot. But Ricciardo’s goal is nothing more than to get behind the wheel as the official driver and for this he looks at figures like Fernando Alonso.

“Recent examples, either Alonso or Magnussen, they are very motivating. The impact of a gap year varies from person to person. In fact, I look at Fernando because he’s a guy who likes to race with all his might and, after a while, he’s back. I feel that for me retirement will really give me more strength on a personal level,” he declared for Crash.net

It should be noted that if Ricciardo preferred, he had enough ballots to have a hole. The problem is that the options available are a williams (on the site of latifi) yes Haas (on the site of Mick Schumacher), the two worst teams last season. Instead, the 33-year-old preferred to wait for a more ambitious project. Without going any further, the contract of perez at Red Bull it will end in 2024 and it cannot be denied that the option of becoming an official pilot alongside those from Milton Keynes is being considered.

Not wanting to miss the opportunity to return is Nico Hulkenberg when they offered him to sign with Haas. “He should be called Hulkenback because he’s been back several times,” Ricciardo joked. “I know myself better than anyone and I know what I need and what I feel. So I have confidence in being out for a year because I know how good it will do me,” he said to finish.