Daniel Ricciardo didn’t mince words when discussing his prospects of competing in Formula One next season.
Saturday morning in Japan, Alpine and Pierre Gasly announced the Frenchman would join the team from AlphaTauri on a “multi-year” deal starting next season. AlphaTauri, then, said Nyck de Vries would fill the vacant seat, competing alongside Yuki Tsunoda in 2023.
These latest moves in F1’s contract silly season leave two empty seats on next year’s grid: one each at Haas and Williams. Despite these openings, Ricciardo does not expect he will be competing on the 2023 grid.