Done deal: Ricciardo locked in for 2024 but comeback set for delay in injury blow
Daniel Ricciardo has secured a contract extension at AlphaTauri alongside teammate Yuki Tsunoda for 2024.
Ricciardo’s retention at the team has long been foreshadowed. The team was sufficiently impressed by his simulator work and a one-off tyre test at Silverstone in July to switch him in for underwhelming rookie Nyck de Vries for the Hungarian Grand Prix shortly before the mid-season break, where he immediately outperformed incumbent Tsunoda.
“But also I think the other things that were impressive and reminders of what experience can bring were how he could understand the race, the feedback that he could give live and how he thought the tyres were behaving — was it a one-stop or a two-stop, or if there was a safety car, could he reheat these tyres or would we need to fit a fresh set?
“He’s still going through that recovery phase,” said Eddolls. “I’d say we’re still talking a while away, so I wouldn’t want to put a target on it. “It’s a very good representation of the car, all of the loads et cetera,” he said. “I think the final decision is more than likely going to come from him rather than from us. He will know better than anyone how’s the pain, how’s the recovery.
Management expected De Vries to assume the leadership role, but Tsunoda stepped up to the plate beautifully with a long run of consistent and competitive performances that put him at the centre of the Faenza team and ultimately forced his teammate out of the sport.
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