Daniel Ricciardo breaks silence on rumors over him replacing Sergio Perez at Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo's recent performance at AlphaTauri has fans questioning if the Aussie deserves a seat in Red Bull.

Daniel Ricciardo breaks silence on rumors over him replacing Sergio Perez at Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo [L], Sergio Perez [R] (images via IMAGO)

Daniel Ricciardo has been synonymous with Red Bull for quite a while now. The Australian driver was the reserve driver for the Austrian team before joining AlphaTauri and replacing Nyck De Vries. The 34-year-old has given impressive results while being in the Red Bull sister team, and following Sergio Perez’s recent performance slump, speculations arrived that speculated a possible Red Bull entry for Ricciardo in 2024.

The 34-year-old has been confirmed as the second driver for AlphaTauri for the next season and has since commented on the recent speculations. Daniel Ricciardo clarified any suggestions of Red Bull talks denied his probable entry into Red Bull for the next season. The Honey Badger added that the talks are strictly related to AlphaTauri.

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I haven’t. Yeah, obviously, all the stuff around my contract next year has been related to AlphaTauri. So that’s, I would say that’s honestly as far as that goes, I think.

Ricciardo said as reported by lastwordonsports.com

Following Ricciardo’s stellar performance at the Mexican GP, the veteran commented on his performance. AlphaTauri was facing a difficult start to the season and was 10th in the Constructors standings. However, the team jumped to the tenth spot after the arrival of Daniel Ricciardo.

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For me personally, having a weekend like Mexico is definitely good for the soul. And also for the team, you know. I haven’t been here long but for them to be tenth in the Constructors’, and to jump two places in the space of two weekends was huge.

Sergio Perez commented on his job at Red Bull

The contractual situation seals Sergio Perez‘s job at Red Bull for the next year, despite his recent performances compared to Daniel Ricciardo. Multiple big faces in the team, such as Christian Horner and Helmut Marko, have also declined these rumors and any possible exit of Perez in the next season.

Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso
Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso (Via IMAGO)

Sergio Perez also seemed confident in responding to questions regarding his job at Red Bull. The Mexican talked about his contract and insisted that he would stay with the team for at least the remainder of the next season and declined the swap with Daniel Ricciardo. The Veteran also criticized those who spread the rumors and commented that ‘rumors are rumors’

The 33-year-old veteran is in a cut-throat competition with Lewis Hamilton for the runner-up spot in the championship standings. With just three more races left on the calendar, everything lies in the hands of the Mexican to prove his worth to Red Bull and possibly seal his contract with the team past 2024.

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