Ricciardo in a sentence

Following the first few race weekends of the season, that saw Ricciardo struggle in comparison to teammate Yuki Tsunoda, the team made some changes to the chassis of Ricciardo’s RB01 ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix.

Speaking on Friday about the penalty, Ricciardo’s Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said the problem was a consequence of Ricciardo’s retirement at the previous race in Mexico and the local marshals’ use of a fire extinguisher.

And Ricciardo is one of the drivers in contention to step up if the Mexican's seat becomes available.

But for now, Perez is happy to have Ricciardo helping out on the simulator.

But the Haas team boss - who is still close with Ricciardo - admits that the 33-year-old's decision was the correct one and gives him time to 'reflect' on his career path.

Daniel Ricciardo could return to F1 within weeks after Helmut Marko handed an ultimatum to AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries, according to reports.

Daniel Ricciardo made his return to the grid this weekend after replacing Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri.

Daniel Ricciardo may have a chance to return to the Red Bull team next season according to unconfirmed reports.

For Daniel Ricciardo, it was an impressive return, qualifying in 13th place, four spots ahead of his AlphaTauri teammate Yuki Tsunoda and only four spots behind Perez, the man who he is hoping to eventually replace in the senior Red Bull team.

He was already at the track and thrust into the race seat at short notice after Ricciardo crashed in practice and broke a bone in his hand.

He will likely miss out to Daniel Ricciardo, who will return next race, but has done his reputation now harm in the last couple of months.

It didn't hold up the race though - both Alpines out, and Ricciardo down to 18th and last after being caught up in that.

Mansell's end goal stays the same, reaching the top and following in the footsteps of fellow countrymen like Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo.

Moments later, Ricciardo, who appeared distracted by the sight of Piastri’s wounded machine, locked up under braking before following his compatriot into the tyre wall.

On lap 25, Hamilton was up to eighth after he passed Daniel Ricciardo before a second stop dropped him back down the order and in a duel with old foe Fernando Alonso.

Our self-esteem gets a boost when we can boast about our connections to an elite footy team — it’s like gloating about your kids’ accomplishments or talking about Dennis Lillee, Sam Kerr or Daniel Ricciardo being from Perth.

Red Bull bosses have decided to axe Nyck de Vries with Daniel Ricciardo set to make a stunning return to the grid next time out.

Ricciardo immediately clutched his wrist after his collision with the wall and was taken to a local hospital with his hand in a sling.

Ricciardo started 11th for the 19-lap Sprint Race around the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, but a poor start saw him slip to 13th.

The New Zealander, replacing Daniel Ricciardo after the Australian broke his hand in a crash on Friday, got the car going again and ended up 18th.