Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 comeback with AlphaTauri is one of the big stories of the 2023 season. But whether the story has a happy ending for the Australian and his many fans depends on what is probably the worst car on the grid for him to jump into.
That’s not because its uncompetitive – although that doesn’t help – but because of tricky handling characteristics that could expose some of the same weaknesses that made his two years at McLaren – that glorious victory at Monza in 2021 aside - a failure.
That McLaren was willing to pay Ricciardo, who had a contract for 2023, millions not to race so it could replace him with Oscar Piastri means his F1 stock is at an all-time low.
But the opportunity to return to F1 mid-season in place of the ousted Nyck De Vries means Ricciardo now has the chance to re-establish himself as an F1 star.
The question, will the AlphaTauri AT04 allow him to?
00:00 Ricciardo's low stock
00:50 AlphaTauri's limitations
04:59 Open-minded
07:01 Eyes on Red Bull?
Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe
Website: http://the-race.com/
Twitter: @wearetherace
Instagram: @wearetherace
Facebook: http://facebook.com/wearetherace
Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts
Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing.
https://www.the-race.com
http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace
#f1 #danielricciardo #redbull #alphatauri #f1news #f12023 #f123 #formula1 #formulaone #ricciardo #redbullf1 #redbullracing #maxverstappen #sergioperez #yukitsunoda #nyckdevries #grandprix #therace
