{"id":100133,"date":"2023-10-22T12:40:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T12:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossfitcaliforniacity.com\/?p=100133"},"modified":"2023-10-22T12:40:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T12:40:14","slug":"daniel-ricciardo-admits-he-is-keeping-one-eye-on-a-return-to-red-bull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossfitcaliforniacity.com\/racing\/daniel-ricciardo-admits-he-is-keeping-one-eye-on-a-return-to-red-bull\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Ricciardo admits he is keeping one eye on a RETURN to Red Bull"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Daniel Ricciardo admits he is keeping one eye on a RETURN to Red Bull as the Formula 1 driver opens up on his retirement plans and insists he is &#8216;truly back in love with the sport&#8217; despite suffering several setbacks this season<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daniel Ricciardo has given an insight into his retirement plans after F1 career<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Alpha Tauri driver also said he was &#8216;truly back in love with the sport&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He claimed he was eyeing a move back to Red Bull after spending time away\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Daniel Ricciardo has opened up on his future plans in Formula 1, admitting his ambition is to one day drive again for Red Bull.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Australian, who currently drives for Alpha Tauri, also said that he is &#8216;back in love&#8217; with the sport, having spent some time away from Formula 1 last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old made his return to the sport earlier this summer, partnering with Yuki Tsounda, but admits he&#8217;s keeping one eye on a return to his former side Red Bull.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Being back here [Alpha Tauri], it just feels very right for me,&#8217; he said in an interview with\u00a0The Mirror.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The chemistry in the team is really good and I like that. The big picture would be to get back to that team [Red Bull] and that car one day, but I also said that if there is not an opening then I want to stay here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/12\/76858233-0-image-a-40_1697972934400.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Ricciardo has opened up on his ambitions to re-join Red Bull before he retires from Formula 1\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/12\/76858253-0-The_Australian_has_enjoyed_two_stints_at_Red_Bull_during_his_car-m-55_1697973448426.jpg\" height=\"485\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Australian has enjoyed two stints at Red Bull during his career, partnering with Sebastian Vettel back in 2014, before returning to the team as a third driver in 2023<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a difficult season for the Australian, who has suffered several set backs, notably being ruled out of the Dutch Grand Prix with a broken hand and was also sidelined for the Qatar Grand Prix earlier this October.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After his contract with McLaren was terminated prematurely in 2022, Ricciardo returned to the sport to work in a supporting role as the third driver at his former team Red Bull.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He replaced Nick De Vries earlier this summer\u00a0after the team parted ways with the Dutch driver, with Ricciardo extending his contract with Alpha Tauri, guaranteeing him a seat in the car for the 2024 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While he admitted that his time away from the track may have lengthened his career, he also opened up on his targets with Red Bull&#8217;s sister team, stating that he was hoping to help the side push to become a leader in the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The team is going through a rebuild for next year and if I can contribute and get this team more towards the front and to be taken more seriously, that&#8217;s it,&#8217; He added. &#8216;If it&#8217;s not the big team, it&#8217;s here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/12\/76858255-0-image-a-42_1697972955101.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He returned to the cockpit earlier this summer but has endured a difficult of late, suffering several injuries that have stalled his comeback<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/12\/76858171-0-image-a-43_1697972964105.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yet, Ricciardo admitted that he is hungry to continue to drive and added that he has fallen back &#8216;in love&#8217; with the sport<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Having had this time off, I definitely feel I have a few more years in me. It&#8217;s not like it&#8217;s just, &#8216;One more year and I&#8217;m done&#8217;. I would say I&#8217;ve comfortably got three more good years and if it&#8217;s a good car and I&#8217;m doing well then that three could easily become six.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t plan on being in and out \u2013 I want to give this second stint of my career the best effort I can because I know once this one is done, that&#8217;s probably it for me. Right now, I&#8217;m all in and it feels good.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He currently sits bottom of the drivers&#8217; standings\u00a0having only raced twice in 2023, but also said that taking time away from the cockpit had instilled greater hunger in him to continue to drive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I feel like I&#8217;m truly back in love with the sport and really hungry and motivated again. That&#8217;s something that wore on me in the last few years, which is natural if you&#8217;re not performing at the level you think you can. 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