F1 Benchwarmer Daniel Ricciardo May Emulate Michael Schumacher’s Old Achievement as Red Bull Plan Legendary Show Run Event

Daniel Ricciardo gave every F1 fan some peace of mind when he announced his return to Red Bull. The Australian future was up in the air following his McLaren ousting. The Red Bull reunion came as a pleasant surprise for most fans. However, his third driver role does not guarantee that Ricciardo will see track time, much to the fans’ displeasure. However, according to speculation, the Australian might take to the track for Red Bull in Germany.

According to a report by Race Fans, Red Bull is hosting the 12 Hours of Nurburgring event in September. The event called Red Bull Formula Nurburgring will see a modern F1 car around the Nordschleife. This Nurburgring Nordschleife is one of the world’s most legendary racetracks. The cars that conquer the track are put on the same pedestal. This is exactly why Red Bull will bring out their best machinery on track and this might also be an opening for Ricciardo.

In the build-up to the 12 Hours of Nurburgring endurance race on 10th September, Red Bull will bring out the F1 car as well. The car will take on the legendary 13-mile track. The details of the event are not public yet. However, Race Fans speculate that the Austrian brand will employ Ricciardo to drive the F1 car around the track.

This will feature an F1 car in Nordschleife for the first time in 10 years. During the last run, it was Michael Schumacher who drove the 2011 Mercedes W02 on a demonstration lap of the famous course.

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Ricciardo has communicated his sorrow for missing out on the F1 action. Red Bull has employed Ricciardo to carry out demonstrations of the team’s F1 cars for marketing purposes. So this event might see Ricciardo feel the warmth of an F1 car once again. However, despite the lack of opportunities, Ricciardo is willing to take his time.

Daniel Ricciardo reveals the only scenario where he returns to F1

The Australian willingly chose to sit out of the current campaign and bide his time for a better opportunity. Ricciardo is currently in the next-best scenario at Red Bull. Although, even at Red Bull, Ricciardo is staying patient, which he revealed in an interview with ESPN.

He said, “You know my reference, for now, will be a simulator but if I do start to feel like comfortable on the sim and I think it will like fuel that fire. I’m gonna take my time with it, I don’t wanna kind of jump to a decision early in the season and this is like oh yeah like this is where I want to be for ’24, I just wanna let it happen.”

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Most would jump on the opportunity to race again. Not Ricciardo! The Australian wants to wait for the best option as he carefully assesses his options for 2024.