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Daniel Ricciardo’s legion of fans will be pleased to know that V8 Supercars bosses are taking aim at the recently axed Formula 1 superstar, saying the Australian would be ‘welcomed with open arms’.
Ricciardo has said goodbye to a ‘wild and wonderful’ 14-year Formula 1 journey after the popular Australian driver was fired by Red Bull Racing.
The eight-time F1 race winner was let go by his RB team last Thursday, an outcome even the 35-year-old himself had expected after his disappointing 2024 season.
It marks the end of an impressive journey for the former Red Bull and McLaren star who became one of the most popular and vibrant characters on the circuit during fourteen seasons in F1, as his infectious smile lit up the circus.
Ricciardo’s F1 career is now over, but Supercars boss Shane Howard announced that the category would ‘certainly love to have him in one of our cars’.
“I definitely think everyone would welcome Daniel with open arms,” Howard said News Corp on Monday.
‘Would we like to see Daniel Ricciardo in a Supercar? 100 percent.
“Imagine if he could sit in one of our cars and race in a new street race in Perth, that would be something special, wouldn’t it?
Supercars plan to contact Daniel Ricciardo to see if he is interested in racing for the Aussie Series
Supercars boss Shane Howard said the category welcomes Ricciardo with open arms
‘It would be huge. He’s such an incredible driver and such an incredible personality and people just absolutely love him.
‘Imagine him racing at Bathurst, wow. That would be very cool indeed.
‘At an appropriate time we would contact Daniel and his management.
‘Blake Friend in his management team used to work for us at Supercars.
“We would reach out at the right time, but we would certainly love to have him in one of our cars, 100 percent.”
Ricciardo has said he would be interested in racing Supercars, NASCAR and MotoGP in the coming years.
Ricciardo has previously spoken about his desire to race at Mount Panorama
“There are a number of things I would like to do and Bathurst is one of them,” he explained in a 2021 Fox Sports interview.
“Once the chaos of my F1 career subsides, it’s certainly something I’d like to entertain at some point.”