- Australian racing championship to get closer to Ricciardo
- They say the Australian superstar would be welcomed with open arms
- Ricciardo has expressed interest in racing again at home
Daniel Ricciardo’s legion of fans will be delighted to know that V8 Supercars bosses are taking aim at the recently sacked Formula 1 superstar, saying the Australian would be “welcomed with open arms”.
Ricciardo bid farewell to a “wild and wonderful” 14-year journey in Formula One after Red Bull Racing sacked the popular Australian driver.
The eight-time F1 race winner was sacked by his RB team last Thursday, an outcome even the 35-year-old himself expected after his disappointing 2024 campaign.
It marks the end of a distinguished path for the former Red Bull and McLaren star who, over 14 seasons in F1, became one of the most popular and effervescent characters on the circuit, with his infectious smile lighting up the circus.
Ricciardo’s F1 career is now over, but Supercars boss Shane Howard announced the series would “certainly like to have him in one of our cars”.
“I think everyone would welcome Daniel with open arms, absolutely,” Howard said. news corporation on Mondays.
‘Would we like to see Daniel Ricciardo in a Supercar? 100 percent.
‘Imagine if you could be in one of our cars and race in a new street race in Perth, that would be something special wouldn’t it?
Supercars plans to contact Daniel Ricciardo to see if he is interested in competing in the Australian series.
Supercars boss Shane Howard said the series welcomes Ricciardo with open arms.
‘It would be huge. He’s an incredible driver and an incredible personality and people absolutely love him.
‘Imagine him racing at Bathurst, wow. That would be really cool.
‘At the appropriate time, we would contact Daniel and his management.
‘Blake Friend in his management team used to work for us at Supercars.
“At the right time we would approach it, but we would certainly like to have it in one of our cars, we would 100 per cent do that.”
Ricciardo has mentioned that he would be interested in competing in Supercars, NASCAR and MotoGP in the coming years.
Ricciardo has previously spoken about his desire to race at Mount Panorama.
“There are some things I would love to do and Bathurst is one of them,” he explained in a Fox Sports interview in 2021.
“Once the chaos of my F1 career slows down, it’s certainly something I’d like to entertain one day.”