Daniel Ricciardo will make a sensational return to front-line Formula 1 racing at the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix, with the Australian set to replace Nyck de Vries at the AlphaTauri team for the rest of the season.

  • Lintson@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Both Happy and Sad for DR. He gets a drive but I think the Haas would have been the better car for him to shine in. The AT could very well be the nail in the coffin of his F1 career.

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      1 year ago

      I think AT could prove hes worthy of an RB seat. With Alex showing his worth at Williams there could be a few contenders though.

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        1 year ago

        I just don’t see it happening at AT. The car is a backmarker and Yuki is not exactly a top tier benchmark. Put DR in that Williams and we might have a better chance to see something special from him.

        Sincerely hope to be wrong though!

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        1 year ago

        No way that will ever happen. Red bull would rather wait to grab a younger star like Leclerc or Norris. This is just a convenient way to put more pressure on Perez.

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          1 year ago

          I don’t think more pressure on Perez will actually produce results. If they want constructor points Red Bull might want to consider taking the bananas risk of producing a car that both their drivers can drive at full tilt.

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Now what if Perez keeps shitting the bed and Ricciardo makes the AT look better than Yuki and Nick have…