Guenther Steiner reveals Daniel Ricciardo response to F1 seat, says the veteran driver warns that he will only…
Guenther Steiner has delivered a significant suggestion that next year’s Haas seat can be Daniel Ricciardo’s, but the veteran driver is warning that he will only accept an opportunity that has longevity.
The final year of Ricciardo’s contract with McLaren has been terminated so he will leave at the end of a disappointing 2022 and is now considering how to remain in the 2023 driver line-up with only a few spots available.
Haas have a vacant seat due to their unwillingness to commit to Mick Schumacher beyond the end of his contract, which expires at the end of this season.
Haas have a vacant seat due to their unwillingness to commit to Mick Schumacher beyond the end of his contract, which expires at the end of this season.
“In his situation, Daniel first has to decide for himself what he does,” Haas team principal Steiner told RTL.
Guenther Steiner reveals Daniel Ricciardo response to F1 seat, says the veteran driver warns that he will only…
“It makes little sense to persuade him to do something, he has to decide for himself.
“If he feels like it, he will certainly call, otherwise he will probably say, ‘I’ll do a sabbatical or something else’.”
Haas, Alpine, Williams and Alfa Romeo have the only current vacant seats for the F1 2023 season.
Daniel Ricciardo delivered an update on his future to the Fitzy and Wippa radio show in Australia: “When I say I don’t know, I don’t have a contract yet for next year.
“Could it still happen? It could. I guess I’m not getting too caught up in next year. Of course I want to race, I want to be on the grid, I want to be competing.
“But I’m not kind of seeing next year as all or nothing. Obviously 2024 is something I want to be aware of and look at.
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“So that’s kind of where I’m like, if it means taking a step back to then take two steps forward, then that’s what we’re trying to figure out at the moment, me and my team. So that could be a year off.”
Ricciardo explained that a one-year sabbatical would be to enable him to “get back on the grid for 2024”.