Replacement confirmed
Official: Ricciardo must leave Red Bull
It's now official! Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo will be replaced by Liam Lawson at Racing Bulls with immediate effect and until the end of the year.
The racing team announced the generally expected move on Thursday. The Australian returned to the cockpit at AlphaTauri last year in Hungary and remained on board this year. Ricciardo will "always have a special place in the Red Bull family", according to a message of thanks from the Italian team on X.
This is Lawson's first involvement as a regular driver in Formula 1. The 22-year-old New Zealander has been part of the Red Bull junior program for some time. He made his Formula 1 debut for AlphaTauri in the Netherlands in 2023, when he took over for the injured Ricciardo. "He already knows the team well. He drove for us last year and withstood the pressure in difficult circumstances, so it will be a natural transition," said RB Team Principal Laurent Mekies.
"I have given my best"
Ricciardo's time in Formula 1, on the other hand, is probably over for good. "I did my best, but the fairytale happy ending didn't happen," explained the 35-year-old in Singapore recently. "But I have to look back on what I've achieved in 13 years and I'm proud of it."
Ricciardo made his Formula 1 debut with HRT in 2011. He drove for Red Bull from 2014 to 2018, initially for a year alongside four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. After stints at Renault and McLaren, he replaced Dutchman Nyck de Vries at sister team AlphaTauri in the summer of 2023, hoping for a chance to drive for Red Bull Racing again. This did not materialize for the man from Perth, who is in a private relationship with Heidi Berger, one of Gerhard Berger's daughters.
Ricciardo contested his 257th Formula 1 Grand Prix in Singapore and once again put himself at the service of the Red Bull team by snatching the fastest lap from McLaren driver Lando Norris. As a result, the Englishman was unable to score another point in his bid to catch up with Max Verstappen in the championship. Only Sauber still has a vacant cockpit for 2025, which is likely to go to Valtteri Bottas.
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