Ricciardo “pitching” for Red Bull F1 to take him over Perez for 2025

As Ricciardo prepares for his F1 comeback at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the Australian is well aware that he is going to face a pretty challenging time in an AlphaTauri car that has left the team at the bottom of the constructors’ championship standings.

But reflecting on the reasons why Ricciardo has elected to throw himself in at the deep end as a replacement for Nyck de Vries, Red Bull team principal Horner has explained that there…