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“I doubt [he will be on the grid in 2024]. So when I’m there and really in the full atmosphere of it all, I’ll probably get a bit more of an idea. “And I feel very… I know for me that could actually be really good.” It was some of that. “You could call it some burnout, but I’m not afraid to admit that or say that.

Daniel Ricciardo drives the Red Bull RB7 taking us on a tour of the Outback, Mount Panorama, and other sights before Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.

It's similar to other videos Red Bull has produced, including [one with Sergio Perez](https://uk.motor1.com/news/581783/sergio-perez-f1-newyork-miami/) driving his F1 car from New York to Miami. The most challenging part is a series of turns known as the Esses and the Dipper, which are long series of curves similar to the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca. This time he has to dodge Toby Prices in his Red Bull Mitsubishi Triton Trophy Truck and avoid some of Australia's most famous residents, including a koala bear, kangaroo, and an emu. Showcasing his talent, humour, and personality, he entertains us in the latest Oracle Red Bull Racing video entitled "F1 Car vs. A quick pit stop at the Silverton Hotel in the Outback lets him swap his "off-road" tyres for racing slicks before heading to the Sea Cliff Bridge. The Red Bull RB7 looks at home at Bathurst.

1980 F1 world champion Alan Jones does not hold much hope for a potential return to the grid for fellow Australian, Daniel Ricciardo.

As part of his job as reserve driver at Red Bull Racing, Ricciardo is also heavily involved in the brand’s marketing work. Then, he blasts along the Sea Cliff Bridge with a Red Bull Air Race plane in hot pursuit. [eight-time](https://www.statsf1.com/en/daniel-ricciardo/victoire.aspx) Grand Prix winner, Ricciardo was without a seat. [McLaren](https://www.sporf.com/?s=mclaren) decided to replace Ricciardo with his compatriot, Oscar Piastri, for 2023. [Daniel Ricciardo](https://www.sporf.com/?s=daniel+ricciardo) still intends on returning to the F1 grid next year. His struggle to get to grips with the MCL36 meant that McLaren went in a different direction for 2023. As I said before, I just can’t see him getting back into F1”. He finished the season with [37 points](https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/drivers.html), almost a hundred behind teammate Lando Norris. It’s just unfortunate that for whatever reason – and I don’t even think he knows why himself – his performance dropped off. “At the end of the day, there is probably no reason why Red Bull won’t re-sign Perez and Verstappen. I can’t see anybody at Ferrari going away, so I just can’t see where he can go. That’s my opinion.”

Ahead of this weekend's 2023 Australian Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo has undertaken an epic Outback adventure.

[Hall’s aerobatic plane](https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/red-bull-f1-car-spitfire/), tackling the twists and turns of the landmark stretch of road. [annual Bathurst 1000 race](https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/bentley-wins-2020-bathurst-12-hour-race/). [first trip back to Australia](https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/renault-koleos-formula-edition-f1-motorsport/) following his return to the Red Bull team, Ricciardo took the championship-winning RB7 Formula 1 car on a road trip across some of Australia’s most challenging terrains. [Forza Horizon 3 video game](https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/forza-horizon-5-mexico/), Ricciardo took on aerobatic pilot Matt Hall, at the iconic Sea Cliff Bridge in New South Wales. [begins in Melbourne](https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/ford-performance-virgin-australia-supercar-mustang-wins-on-debut-adelaide-500/), Red Bull Racing has treated reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo to an epic homecoming. [2023 Formula 1 World Championship](https://www.motoringresearch.com/slideshow/formula-1-how-street-and-track-come-together/) head Down Under for the Australian Grand Prix.

Red Bull puts Daniel Ricciardo back on camera for Outback F1 car test drive The return of the beloved Aussie driver There are a lot of Red Bull fans out ...

But we’re going to overlook this little bit of storyline to preserve the ruse. You can’t help but smile at the opening shot of Ricciardo’s head bobbing inside the cockpit of an old RB7 car — the car Sebastien Vettel drove to a World Championship with Red Bull in 2011, the V8 screaming as Ricciardo passes a semi. There are a lot of Red Bull fans out there, and, well, a lot of former fans who have likely buried every piece of Red Bull attire in frustration after how the last two seasons of Formula 1 ended (looking at you Max Verstappen and Christian Horner).

Well, not ALL of Australia... but enough to remind us how much we want V8s and (Daniel Ricciardo) back in F1.

But then we’d also have V8s in F1, and Daniel Ricciardo on the grid. Cut to a very obviously fake sign pointing to Melbourne and a shot of Ric driving... Which is 540 miles north of Melbourne, and more than 600 miles west of Bathurst, where the film suggests he was. In fact, there’s barely enough time for a quick stopover to mention the sponsors (thanks, TAG Heuer, the Carrera Chrono really is a wonderful idea for anyone who forgets the Omega Speedmaster exists), before it’s time to ‘take the car down to Melbourne’ ahead of the Albert Park race this weekend. It’s a few miles from where they filmed Mad Max and Mad Max 2. Ricciardo, who seems to be a student of the great driver / terrible car school (owned and operated by Fernando Alonso), is now back at Red Bull Racing... But that’s as it should be, in a way – he’s won Australia’s Finke Rally (think Dakar, but with much more beer) six times on two wheels and twice on four wheels. Mr Ricciardo also finds himself up against a mustering helicopter (some stations in Australia’s wilder parts are so large that doing it any other way would take a lifetime or six), driving around Mount Panorama with V8 Supercar champion Shane van Gisbergen (Jamie Whincup’s manning the gate), sliding through an off-road obstacle course (complete with drop bears) and rolling in for a pit stop at the Silverton Hotel. That thing that everyone expects Australians to do – live in red dirt country, call each other ‘maaayyte’ and never stray more than 15 feet from some form of machinery or livestock. And to ensure the RB7’s fitness for... Sanders has demonstrated serious pace at the event, too, as well as the practical effects of physics on the human skeleton. Red Bull, the energy drink consortium / marketing firm / patron of everything properly mad that you know and...

Daniel Ricciardo may not have a seat for the current Formula 1 season, but the charismatic driver is still involved in the sport for 2023.

Daniel Ricciardo is an eight-time Grand Prix winner, so it sucks that he's not competing this week in Melbourne. While Red Bull is leveraging the reserve ...

Daniel Ricciardo returns to the F1 paddock at this weekend's Australian GP as Red Bull's third driver. Will it ignite a desire to race again?

But on the other hand, a year or two out of F1 may make Ricciardo better value for money in a race seat. A return to an F1 seat, and further bad performances, may lower his stock and for now he’s still remembered as Red Bull’s cheery grand prix winner. Ricciardo has also spoken to several teams, and as an eight-times grand prix winner and superstar of the sport can put a high price on his services just as Raikkonen did. Alonso’s intense understanding of what he wants is a stark contrast to Ricciardo’s comments so far, which is not going to help if he does start talks with other teams. Alonso went on a two-year F1 sabbatical in 2019. Like Ricciardo, he had passions outside of racing including his own airline, and chose to work full-time running that until McLaren enticed him out of retirement with a record salary in 1982. He later regretted his decision to leave Williams, and not taking up Ferrari’s enquiry to sign him mid-season in 1982. If Ricciardo does not find an F1 seat for 2024, history suggests his chances of a return will diminish. You can imagine programme commissioners will be seeking a way to create a new show featuring Ricciardo now he’s not on the F1 grid, particularly after putting so much focus on his exit from McLaren in the latest series. While he aims to enjoy his new job, after 11-and-a-half years of being a professional racing driver, he made the point that Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Ricciardo will attend several races this year as reserve, and “probably do a bit of tyre testing” in the current RB19 car as well as simulator work. “At the end of the day there is probably no reason why Red Bull won’t re-sign Perez and obviously Verstappen [is already signed],” said Jones.

Ricciardo plans to assess his options down the line and take on an F1 race seat again if it feels right, though one former champion is not convinced the ...

Fellow Aussie Jones is not convinced that Ricciardo will ever return to the F1 grid. "At the end of the day there is probably no reason why Red Bull won't re-sign Perez and obviously Verstappen [is signed for the long-term], Jones said. Ricciardo says he will "probably do a bit of tyre testing", and otherwise be restricted solely to the simulator. Even competing in another racing series does not appeal to him right now, and he would only race other machines if it was for fun rather than in competition. Otherwise, opportunities to get behind the wheel of the RB19 will be extremely limited. The

Ricciardo plans to assess his options down the line and take on an F1 race seat again if it feels right, though one former champion is not convinced the ...

Fellow Aussie Jones is not convinced that Ricciardo will ever return to the F1 grid. "At the end of the day there is probably no reason why Red Bull won't re-sign Perez and obviously Verstappen [is signed for the long-term], Jones said. Ricciardo says he will "probably do a bit of tyre testing", and otherwise be restricted solely to the simulator. Even competing in another racing series does not appeal to him right now, and he would only race other machines if it was for fun rather than in competition. Otherwise, opportunities to get behind the wheel of the RB19 will be extremely limited. The

Formula One favourite Daniel Ricciardo has revealed his most bizarre 'shoey' request as he is blamed for starting the strange worldwide craze after drinking ...

Ricciardo revealed just how 'shoey crazed' his fans are, even approaching him in the streets of New York to drink with him The F1 star then revealed just how 'shoey crazed' his fans are, approaching him in the streets of New York to drink with him. [Daniel Ricciardo](/sport/daniel-ricciardo/index.html) is blamed for starting a worldwide craze of doing a 'shoey', and he's revealed just how much his fans want to do one with him.