Daniel Ricciardo is ready to drive for AlphaTauri for the rest of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, the crew introduced on Tuesday.

He’ll change present driver Nyck De Vries, a promising rookie that has did not make progress this season.

Ricciardo is a a number of race winner and beforehand drove for the Purple Bull Racing feeder crew when it was nonetheless Toro Rosso. He additionally drove for Purple Bull, the place he is presently a reserve drive. Ricciardo is taken into account to be “on mortgage” to AlphaTauri from Purple Bull.

The announcement got here simply hours after Ricciardo drove the present Red Bull RB19 in a Pirelli tire take a look at at Silverstone. He’ll be a part of AlphaTauri for the following race on the calendar, the Hungarian Grand Prix, partnering Yuki Tsunoda.

Nyck de Vries – Photograph credit score: Getty Pictures

Ricciardo drove for Toro Rosso in 2012 and 2013 earlier than being promoted to Purple Bull for the 2014 season. He scored seven wins with Purple Bull earlier than moving to Renault (now Alpine) for the 2019 season. He spent two seasons on the French crew earlier than shifting to McLaren for the 2021 season.

Whereas he did rating an eighth victory with McLaren, Ricciardo struggled with the crew. His contract was terminated one yr early, leaving him and not using a race seat on the finish of the 2022 season. With no different choices, Ricciardo returned to Purple Bull as a reserve driver, whereas McLaren signed Oscar Piastri as his alternative.

Dutch driver De Vries is a Method E champion and managed a ninth place end in his first F1 look, a one-off drive for Williams in 2022. He is being changed after simply 10 races, having not scored any factors. AlphaTauri is presently on the backside of the Constructors’ Championship, with simply two factors scored by Tsunoda.