Red Bull Racing team announced on Tuesday that it is on loan for the remainder of the season and “with immediate effect” Australian Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri’s third driver ever “After the excellent performance in today’s tire test at Silverstone”.
Ricciardo, who has replaced Dutch Nyck de Vries and has so far been Red Bull’s third driver, will make his AlphaTauri debut at the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring next week.
Team principal Christian Horner said in a Red Bull press release:It’s great to see that Daniel didn’t lose his form while he was away from the race. and a reflection of his progress in the simulator sessions on the track.”
“Times during the tire test highly competitive. It was a very impressive drive and we can’t wait to see what the rest of the season brings for Daniel on loan to Scuderia AlphaTauri.”
Daniel ERicciardo has this to say about his new role at Scuderia AlphaTauri: back on the road With the Red Bull family!”