How Ricciardo showed first glimpse of Red Bull F1 seat claim

After all, his AlphaTauri team currently lies at the bottom of the world championship table, and it had scored just five points all season until Yuki Tsunoda doubled that total with a strong race in Austin, helped by the disqualifications ahead.

But really the story in Mexico on Saturday was about Ricciardo himself, and his quest for redemption after being bundled out of McLaren at the end of his nightmare 2022 season.

Many observers thought…