Relatively recent news that the Formula 1 World Championship will be expanded to include a new team in 2026. A possible returnee is Daniel Ricciardo…
The German magazine Bild has published very specific information that the team, originally launched as an Andretti project and now part of Cadillac, will make serious efforts to sign Daniel Ricciardo, who was fired after the Singapore Grand Prix. The Germans believe the Australian driver is the best option for the new team, also in terms of PR value. According to their report, the Americans' selection of Ricciardo would catapult their nonexistent popularity index from 0 to 100. They consider it very important that the new team field an experienced driver, which the chosen driver could also have. How Daniel Ricciardo will react to this remains unclear. For now, he is enjoying the freedom he has been granted, but he also has other options if he wishes to continue his racing career. Toyota is enticing him with a salary of $10 million to compete in both NASCAR and Australian Supercars, thus increasing the popularity of the Japanese brand.
Who knows how it will develop, but we think Danny Ric still has an open chapter in F1…
