Daniel Ricciardo: Purple Bull returnee says he isn’t considering of Sergio Perez’s seat and ‘desires day off’ | NEWSRUX

“I am very blissful to be the place I am at proper now,” says Daniel Ricciardo as he returns “house” to Purple Bull as a 3rd driver; Sergio Perez’s contract runs till the top of the 2024 Formulation 1 season

Daniel Ricciardo has performed down speak of a potential swap with Sergio Perez at Purple Bull in 2023, insisting he nonetheless “actually desires the day off” from Formulation 1 and that he is “very blissful” to help the workforce’s predominant drivers.

After 4 up-and-down seasons away from Purple Bull with Renault and McLaren, Ricciardo is again together with his former workforce in a 3rd driver position, which incorporates business and sim duties however diminished weekend work.

The favored eight-time race winner’s return sparked speak that he may very well be an possibility to exchange Perez ought to the Mexican – who solely signed a contract by to 2024 final yr – wrestle alongside Max Verstappen this season.

Ricciardo, nonetheless, has pressured that he’s not interested by that state of affairs and that he really desires a break after 11 straight years in F1.

“I believe actually for me my mindset is to essentially attempt to assist the workforce,” the Australian informed Sky Sports activities Information.

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Martin Brundle, Karun Chandhok, Simon Lazenby and Ted Kravitz talk about the Purple Bull launch forward of the 2023 season, Ford’s return to the game and the way F1 is attracting new producers.

“I’ll give the whole lot I can within the simulator, the races I am going to I will be within the conferences and I’ve no downside speaking to Max and Checo [Perez], making an attempt to share any insights and attempt to be the perfect workforce member I can. That is actually the place my heads at.

“I believe as effectively as a result of I personally I do really need the day off, I am not ready like, ‘give me that probability’. I am very blissful to be the place I am at proper now.”

Ricciardo was a mainstay at Purple Bull and a title contender earlier than his shock transfer to Renault in 2019, however added on the workforce’s launch final Friday that it “appears like I by no means left”.

His subsequent huge choice will arrive shortly as he considers his F1 future.

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Max Verstappen says Purple Bull are ‘working flat out’ to be in the perfect form potential to make it three driver championships in a row.

Ricciardo has lengthy instructed he intends to return to the grid in 2024, though he didn’t decide to that final week.

“I believe I am going to get my reply [on whether I want to return] inside… an inside feeling,” he mentioned.

“I am positive I am going to get that earlier than the summer time as soon as the season begins, as soon as I have been within the sim and gone to some races,

“I believe I am going to get my reply what I really wish to do and yeah, work in the direction of no matter that’s.”

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