Daniel Ricciardo has taken a break from racing in F1 after a subpar stint with McLaren. The Aussie has returned to his old team Red Bull, where he is a third driver.
At the moment, Ricciardo has been a regular in the Red Bull simulator helping out Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez with key data. He will also be required to do show runs and might even step in for an FP1 test run in the RB19.
While the Honey Badger is recharging his batteries, he has been taking the Red Bull cars for a spin in some fantastic locations. Soon, we will see Ricciardo take a Red Bull F1 car for a drive at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit.
Daniel Ricciardo to drive at the Nordschleife
As a part of Red Bull’s marketing demonstrations, Daniel Ricciardo will drive a Red Bull F1 car around the Nordschleife track. The show will run on 9th September 2023, ahead of the 12 Hours of Nürburgring.
The legendary Nordschleife is one of the most revered and difficult racing tracks to master. Located in the Eastern Woodlands of Rhineland, Germany, the coveted track is well known by its nickname, “The green hell.”
🏎️ Confirmed: Daniel Ricciardo with a Formula 1 car on the Nordschleife.
Who of you is looking forward to it?🗓️ Note 9 September
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Ricciardo confirmed his presence with a social media post. He will be joined by other racers who will put up a great show for the fans. The names of the other drivers are yet to be revealed.
Fans can buy tickets to the show run and main race event from the circuits’ website. Tickets for the entire weekend are available for $65 for adults and children above the age of 14. Tickets for Saturday’s show run will cost you around $45.
Know more about the Legendary Nurburgring race track
The circuit where Daniel Ricciardo heads to is one of the world’s most dreaded and coveted race tracks. Nurburgring’s Nordschleife is a 21 Km nestled in the Eifel mountains in Germany.
The circuit features a whopping 170 corners and 300 meters in elevation changes. 3x world champion Jackie Stewart named the track “the green hell”. This was also the same circuit where Niki Lauda suffered a fiery crash in 1976.
The circuit has a shorter layout which has hosted numerous F1 Grand Prix. Nurburgring has hosted the European GP and German GP on several occasions. The circuit’s contract ended in 2013 and has since remained absent from F1’s calendar.
However, it returned for the 2020 season as the Eifel Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton won the race, equaled Michael Schumacher’s record tally of 91 GP wins in F1.
F1 cars occasionally make an appearance on the longer track. In 2007, Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld drove his 2006 car around the track. The last show run that took place here was in 2013, when Schumacher took his 2011 Mercedes car for a couple of laps. This was his last appearance on an F1 before his skiing accident.
