Ricciardo is understood to have visited AlphaTauri’s factory in Faenza to have the seat fitting, which has fuelled rumours the Australian could be about to replace 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nyck de Vries.

De Vries has endured a torrid start to his first full F1 campaign and has been unable to match AlphaTauri teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Yuki Tsunoda. 

The Dutchman is yet to score a point and questions are already being raised about his future at Red Bul🅠l’s sister team.🅷 

Red Bull have a reputation for being ruthless when it comes to driver decisions, with the likes of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Albon, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniil Kvyat and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Brendon Hartley all experiencing of some kind of deꦇmo💟tion in recent years. 

It is worth noting that Ricciardo’s visit to AlphaTauri does not necessarily indi🗹cate that a driver change is about to take place, despite de Vries’ disappointing start to the season. 

Having returned to Red Bull over the winter as a third driver after having his contract terminate🎃d by McLaren a year early, Ricciardo is also available to carry out reserve driver ♛duties for AlphaTauri. 

He would therefore need to complete a seat fit as standard proce🥀dure to 🐼ensure that he is ready to jump into the AT04 in the event that Tsunoda or de Vries were ruled out of a session. 

But the timing of the visit has certainly raised some eyebr✱ows. 

33-year-old Ricciardo will 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:drive this year’s dominant Red Bull during a Pirelli tyre test at Silve💦rsꦬtone in July following the British Grand Prix. 

The eight-time grand prix winner said he feels he still has “unfinished busin♔ess” in F1 and wants to remind Red Bull he can “still do it” when he samples the RB19 for the first time.