News Details

Ricciardo 'better long term' for Red Bull

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko insists that Daniel Ricciardo was the best long-term option for the defending champions after being named as Sebastian Vettel's team-mate for the 2014 season.Ricciardo earned the opportunity to move up to the senior team from Toro Rosso despite speculation that Kimi Raikkonen could be an option for the Milton Keynes-based team.Raikkonen is now set to make a return to Ferrari for next year but Marko said that Red Bull had made the right call in promoting from within when replacing Mark Webber."We decided what was best for us in the long term, not just what was best immediately," he told O Estado de S.Paulo. "How old is Kimi? Daniel is 24. And the...
Full Story »
12y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ricciardo signing 'perfect for Red Bull' – Webber

Mark Webber has said that his replacement at Red Bull Racing for 2014,...
12y ago from RichlandF1.com

Hulkenberg has 'options' for 2014

Nico Hulkenberg is confident he will have options to drive for a good...
12y ago from espnF1.com

Webber: Ricciardo perfect for Red Bull

Mark Webber has described Daniel Ricciardo's promotion to Red Bull as...
12y ago from GPUpdate.net

Ricciardo: Red Bull decision came after Belgium

Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that he was only informed of his 2014 seat...
12y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Arrow McLaren unveils liveries for 2026 IndyCar...

Arrow McLaren has taken the wraps off its trio of challengers for the...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Felix Rosenqvist: Modern IndyCar demands driving...

Felix Rosenqvist has commented about how IndyCar drivers have to push...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Sources: Arsenal 'firmly' in race to sign Chelsea...

Arsenal have had some initial talks over signing one of the hottest...
12m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Hey, those things don't apply to *us*!

Morning all. Now we know that it's going to be Man City in the Carabao Cup...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

“He looked totally out of place” - Ruud Gullit...

Ruud Gullit has claimed that Chelsea striker Liam Delap was ‘not...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Club chief speaks out on Arsenal talks over signing...

There's been talk in the last few days of Arsenal being offered the...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.