Major Ricciardo boost revealed amid F1 RETURN talk

Daniel Ricciardo has received a major boost amid talk that he could make a Formula 1 return.

The Aussie was axed from VCARB in Septemberof this year, after a series of disappointing results throughout the 2024 season.

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Ricciardo may have failed to match team-mate Yuki Tsunoda this season, but there are some who have not given up hope of him making a return to the sport, particularly with the arrival of Cadillac in F1 on the horizon.

The General Motors-backed team will enter the sport in 2026, with reports suggesting that they could be eyeing up Ricciardo for one of their seats.

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Ricciardo receives boost from F1 team chief

However, Ricciardo has since denied that he will make a return to F1, claiming he was done when asked if a move to Cadillac was on the cards.

Despite Ricciardo’s exit from F1, his former boss and RB team principal Laurent Mekies has offered a boost for the star.

Mekies complimented his old driver, where he claimed his technical feedback and expertise allowed Tsunoda to develop as a driver in 2024, highlighting key skills that would be essential to many teams - especially new arrivals on the grid.

"There was a huge benefit for the team and for Yuki in terms of Daniel's technical feedback, direction of development, race-winning approach," Mekies said to Motorsport.com.

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"Having somebody that knows how it is in a team that wins races, that fights for championships, is setting the benchmark and that counts a lot in a time where you are trying to build the team and target better results.

"That benefit has been huge, also in terms of car understanding and car development. And I think Yuki has been developing a good relationship with Daniel to the extent that he has been able to absorb quite a lot of that and to keep progressing himself in that area."

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