Ricciardo, who is serving as Red Bull’s reserve driver this season after losing his McLaren drive, recently admitted that finishing his F1 career at the team he left at the end ൩of 2018 would be a “fairytale”. 

The Australian won seven of his eight grand prix victories with Red Bull between 2014 and 2018 and has been tipped to rejoin 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen amid 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez’s recent form struggles. 

But asked whether he could eventually foresee Ricciardo reꦛturning to Red Bull, Horner seemed to rule out the scenar♔io. 

"It’s not something that we’re planning, that’s for certain,” Horner said after Sunday’s British Grand Pr🍰ix. 

“It was right to give him the opportunity this year to remain within the team and kee🍒p him around the sport. I think it would have been a loss to the sport just to see him disappear.” 

Ricciardo is determined to secure a full-time return to F1 next year and told mahbx.com that he would be willing to drive for AlphaTauri if it168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: “created a path”🎶 back to the senio🍸r team.

The 34-year-old will get behind the wheel of a Red Bul🅘l F1 car for the first time since his departure from the team when he drives the RB19 during a Pirelli tyre test at Silverstone, which begins on Tueꦚsday. 

“It’s an important test for Pirelli but it’s also going to be great seeing him where he’s at🃏, both on pace and mentally, physically and to get his fe✨edback on this car as well,” Horner said. 

“So I think it’s a good opportunity for him to get back behind a wheel o🐈f a car that’s just won🍌 the British Grand Prix.”