Daniel Ricciardo Nyck de Vries Red Bull Racing

ANALYSIS: How Ricciardo got a second chance with stunning AlphaTauri return

F1 Correspondent & PresenterLawrence Barretto

NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares

Daniel Ricciardo took the third driver role at Red Bull in the hope it could deliver a pathway back to the Formula 1 grid. And it’s a move that has paid off in sensational fashion with news he will jump in at AlphaTauri mid-season to replace Nyck de Vries. F1 Correspondent Lawrence Barretto explains how it all came about…

Why did AlphaTauri drop De Vries?

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ANALYSIS: How Ricciardo got a second chance with stunning AlphaTauri return

Why did AlphaTauri drop De Vries?

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