Ricciardo has confirmed that he will not feature in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 2023 driver line-up, bringing an end to his 11-year F1 career which has seen him represent HRT,🌄 Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Renault and McLaren.

Aꦡfter McLaren confirmed they would pay off the final year of his contract and replace him with Oscar Piastri, Ricciardo did not find an agreement with any of the potential vacant seats - inclu🧸ding Alpine and Haas - at his disposal.

“None of this is about ego, unachievable demands, or a sudden lack of opportunit𓃲y,” Nick Thimms, Ricciardo’s agent, said.

“This is about a man who 🐻was de✅alt a bad hand, now finding the right next opportunity. Uncovering a new project where he can work with a team that embraces his unique set of skills.

“Daniel’s maturity and exp𒀰erience is matched by few on the grid; n🍒ow more than ever. 

“The honey badger will still be as close to the F1 grid as he can in 2023. He’s n♏ot done. And as we saw this season, anything can happen.”

Ricciardo still has the possibility of becoming a reserve or test driver for next season - he has been linked to Mercedes as back-up for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell, with French TV Canal+ reporting that he is⭕ in advanced negotiations for that role.

The Australian has already closed the door on NASCAR or INDYCAR opportunities.

After a drab season with McLaren he sits 12th in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 standings, behind teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris who has routin🙈ely outperformed him and who sits in seventh.

Ricciardo is joint fifth-highest in the list of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 driver salaries for🌱 2022, a reflection of his seniority on🅰 the grid.

But he now faces a starker reality without a clear option for 2023 and, at 33-༒years-old, his only hope for a return to F1 is seemingly in 2024 by which time he will have spent a year away.