It is relatively recent news that the Formula 1 World Championship's permanent field will be expanded with a new team in 2026. Daniel Ricciardo could be a returning member of this team...
The German magazine Bild has provided very specific information regarding the fact that the team that started as an Andretti project and is now Cadillac will mobilize serious forces to acquire Daniel Ricciardo, who was dropped after the Singapore Grand Prix. The Germans believe that the Australian driver is the best option for the starting team, if only in terms of PR value. According to their article, if the Americans were to choose Ricciardo, he would catapult their not-yet-existent popularity index from 0 to 100. They believe that it would be very important for the incoming team to start with an experienced driver, which may also be a given for the chosen one. It is not yet known what Daniel Ricciardo's response to all this is, for now he is enjoying the freedom he has been given, but he has other options if he wants to continue his racing career. Toyota is tempting him with a $10 million salary to compete on two fronts, in NASCAR and Australian Supercars, and thus increase the popularity of the Japanese brand.
Who knows how it will turn out, but we think Danny Ric still has some unfinished business in F1...
