He was just waiting the official, which finally arrived. Daniel Ricciardo is officially a new driver for AlphaTauri and, already from the Hungarian Grand Prix scheduled for next week, will replace Nyck De Vries. The Dutchman bids farewell to the Faenza team with immediate effect after only ten matches played this season.
Ricciardo ready to start again: “I'm enthusiastic”
For the Australian there is therefore talk of a return to Formula 1, considering the only seven months of stoppage - following his dismissal from McLaren, who replaced him with Oscar Piastri. A special day for Ricciardo which recently concluded the Pirelli tests, carried out during the day on the Silverstone track, and – once his return to the track on a permanent basis has been granted – he has commented Like this: "I'm excited to be back on track with the Red Bull family!”
Tost: “I'm very happy!”
"I'm really happy to welcome Daniel back to the team.”– Franz commented Tost, Team Principal of Scuderia AlphaTauri. “There is no doubt about his driving skills and he already knows many of us, so integrating into the team will be simple and immediate for him. The team will benefit greatly from his experience, as he has already won a Formula 1 Grand Prix eight times. I would like to thank Nyck for his invaluable contribution during his time with Scuderia AlphaTauri and wish him the best for future."
