Christian Horner would be tempted to give Daniel Ricciardo a chance at Alpine next year, if he was in charge there. F1
Alpine are seeking a partner for Esteban Ocon after news that Fernando Alonso is joining Aston Martin, plus the public rejection by rookie Oscar Piastri when he had already been announced by the team as the Spaniard’s replacement.
Of course, Ricciardo had already jumped ship from Horner’s Red Bull team, for whom he had won seven grands prix, at the end of 2018 to plot his own course at Renault. Asked whether, if he was in charge of Alpine, he would hire Ricciardo, Horner added: “I think I probably would, to be honest with you. After two underwhelming years in which he has been consistently beaten by his team-mate Lando Norris, confidence could be an issue for Ricciardo according to Horner.
But would any of that trio represent a fitting team-mate for Ocon next year? Nothwithstanding De Vries’ impressive recent race debut at Monza for Williams, all of them would be an obvious downgrade on Alonso.
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