Daniel Ricciardo aims to return from summer break with a …
Sebastian Vettel’s retirement announcement has triggered the start of ‘silly season’, with Fernando Alonso confirmed as his replacement from 2023 at Aston Martin, but from there things become confusing.
In a press release, Alpine announced their reserve driver Oscar Piastri would fill the void left by Alonso, only for Piastri to then deny that on social media and drop the bombshell he would not be an Alpine driver in 2023.
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Daniel Ricciardo aims to return from summer break with a ..
So if Piastri has rejected an offer from Alpine to join the Formula 1 grid, then surely he must have another seat secured?
And sadly for Ricciardo, it is reportedly his seat that will go to Piastri, Ricciardo allegedly already having been told his compatriot will replace him next season.
In Hungary, at the final race before the mid-season break, Ricciardo spoke of wanting to return for part two of the campaign with a “positive bang”, similarly to last season when his form picked up after the summer break including victory at the Italian Grand Prix.
To be honest, switching off normally gives me like a natural reset,” said Ricciardo after the Hungarian GP, quoted by Motorsport.com.
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“To a point where I imagine in, say, 10 days, two weeks into the break, I would have kind of got the holiday out of my system and then I’ll build that hunger back again.
“So I’ll naturally think about it, after getting time off. That’s normally how it works for me.
“Again, go out with friends, drink some beers, have fun. And then I’ll get to the point when I start to not feel guilty but just like ‘all right, time to turn it on again’. Then it’s kind of a natural switch that will come back probably after 14 days.
Daniel Ricciardo aims to return from summer break with a …
Sebastian Vettel’s retirement announcement has triggered the start of ‘silly season’, with Fernando Alonso confirmed as his replacement from 2023 at Aston Martin, but from there things become confusing.
In a press release, Alpine announced their reserve driver Oscar Piastri would fill the void left by Alonso, only for Piastri to then deny that on social media and drop the bombshell he would not be an Alpine driver in 2023.
niel
Daniel Ricciardo aims to return from summer break with a ..
So if Piastri has rejected an offer from Alpine to join the Formula 1 grid, then surely he must have another seat secured?
And sadly for Ricciardo, it is reportedly his seat that will go to Piastri, Ricciardo allegedly already having been told his compatriot will replace him next season.
In Hungary, at the final race before the mid-season break, Ricciardo spoke of wanting to return for part two of the campaign with a “positive bang”, similarly to last season when his form picked up after the summer break including victory at the Italian Grand Prix.
To be honest, switching off normally gives me like a natural reset,” said Ricciardo after the Hungarian GP, quoted by Motorsport.com.
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“To a point where I imagine in, say, 10 days, two weeks into the break, I would have kind of got the holiday out of my system and then I’ll build that hunger back again.
“So I’ll naturally think about it, after getting time off. That’s normally how it works for me.
“Again, go out with friends, drink some beers, have fun. And then I’ll get to the point when I start to not feel guilty but just like ‘all right, time to turn it on again’. Then it’s kind of a natural switch that will come back probably after 14 days.
