Ricciardo expecting answer on F1 future soon

Daniel Ricciardo says he is expecting an reply connected his Formula 1 early aft this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.

The Australian is successful title pinch reserve driver Liam Lawson for a spot astatine Red Bull’s RB squad alongside Japanese Yuki Tsunoda successful 2025.

And location is speculation that Red Bull whitethorn take to driblet Ricciardo for Lawson successful clip for nan adjacent race.

Ricciardo said: “I do expect a yes aliases a nary for '25. And past I'm alert of immoderate talk and speculation astir nan remainder of nan season, but that, astatine nan moment, I'm unaware of.

“The determination I expect is for adjacent year. But obviously, crazy things person happened successful this sport, truthful I'm besides not gonna guidelines present excessively assured that, ‘oh yeah, yeah, yeah’.

“I judge I will beryllium [on nan grid] but let’s see.”

Ricciardo’s erstwhile Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen said nan 35-year-old could look backmost connected his profession pinch pridefulness if he was dropped by Red Bull.

Verstappen said: “Daniel is simply a awesome guy. He has proven himself arsenic a awesome Formula 1 driver. He's a friend of mine.

"Always being successful this benignant of position is ne'er nice. But astatine nan different extremity also, I don't deliberation he has to consciousness sorry for himself.

“Sometimes things possibly don't activity retired nan measurement you want them successful definite stages of your career, but you still person achieved a batch much than anyone could ever dream of successful their lives.

“So moreover if this is, let's say, nan past title aliases whatever, you tin still look backmost astatine thing astonishing that not galore group tin execute and do thing other possibly successful life also.”