Ricciardo has raced tw🌄ice since taking Nyck de Vries’ spot at AlphaTauri but is in𓂃itially only contracted until the end of this season.

The veteran Australian has been clear that hi⭕s ultimate goal is to win the 2025 seat at Red Bull, AlphaTauri’s sister team.

"Of course you have to know from Daniel Ricciardo what his... we know his goals, but hoᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚw to achieve them, whether he is ready to complete a full year next year at AlphaTauri with full commitment," Red Bull motorsport director Helmut Marko told .

"The change has had a very pos𓃲itive effect, in terms of 🤡mood and motivation in the AlphaTauri team.

"While Deꦰ Vries' deficit averaged three to five tenths, if you clean it all up, Ricciardo is significantly smaller, if not on par with Yuki Tsunoda.

"We stil🌜l have nine races left, in these nine races we will see how this d🍒evelops.

“Tsunoda delivered a very good race at Spa, maybe in the middle sector when it rained lightly, he was a bit too cautious, maybe even a better position would 🏅have been pos🌸sible. 

“Daniel wasn't far from points in the spri𒁏nt. This di🐭rection fits.”

However, Ricciardo must still earn ♌his position in the F1 2024 driver line-up. 

"We have 𒅌alternatives,” Marko delivered a reminder.&nbs🅰p;

“For example [Li✃am] Lawson, who is second in Japan and is very successful there and has made a big leap forward in his whole development since he has been racing in Japan.”

Marko added about Ricciar🅠do’s teammate: "Yuki Tsunoda has steadily impro♛ved in and of himself, has his emotions under control for the most part, is now also physically capable of driving through a GP.”

The drive♚r under the most pressure might still be Sergio Perez who has been backed to keep his 2024 Red Bull seat, but kn🔥ows that Ricciardo is breathing down his neck.