“Not available” - Helmut Marko rules out Daniel Ricciardo as possible Lewis Hamilton replacement
One less driver is available to Mercedes💜 with Helmut Marko ruling Daniel 🎃Ricciardo out of a potential switch.

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has poured cold water on 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo as a potential replacement for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025.
Mercedes will have to find a new driver to partner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell from 2025 after Hamilton decided that he will leave the team for👍 Ferrari.
The Brackley-base♈d team’s options are limited in terms of trueꦰ superstars.
Max Verstappen is locked in at Red Bull until 2028, while 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris have recently signed new multi-year deals with Ferrari a🌠nd Mcᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚLaren.
Oscar Piastri is also off the market, contracted to McLaren u💮ntil the end of 2026.
Mercedes could opt to sign 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz, effectively a direct swap with Hamilton.
Other options, according to recent reports, have included 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Albon, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso or Mercedes junior driver, Andrea Kimi Antonel🅠li.
One driver that could be on the ma🌞rket is Ricciardo.
Ricciardo is currently at Visa CashApp RB, and should Red Bull overlook h🍒im as a replacement for Sergio Perez in 2025, Mercedes could turn to the former Renault driver.
However, Red 𒀰Bull consultant Marko has made it clear thatജ Ricciardo "is not available".
“🌊Ricciardo still haꦬs a long-term contract and is not available,” the Austrian told F1-insider.com
R🌌icciardo’s chances of returning to 🐟a top team, like Red Bull or Mercedes, will come down to how he fares in 2024.
His return to F1 in 2023 was generally underwhelming𓆏, albeit it was compromised by the injury he sustained at t🦋he Dutch Grand Prix.
The eight-time F1 grand prix winner will need to get the better of the ever-improving168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Yuki Tsunoda, while h꧙oping either Red Bull decide to replace Perez for next year.

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