Guenther Steiner has instructed that he's open to the opportunity of Daniel Ricciardo becoming a member of Haas for the 2023 Components 1 season.
Ricciardo is at present out of a drive for subsequent 12 months having been ousted at McLaren to make manner for rookie Oscar Piastri.
With solely a handful of seats remaining on the grid, it seems more and more unlikely that the 33-year-old might be racing subsequent 12 months, although he stays linked to the vacancies at Haas, Alpine and Williams.
The American group appears Ricciardo’s most probably suitor, with the others brazenly pursuing different choices, and Steiner has hinted that the Australian may certainly accomplice Kevin Magnussen however finally that call is Ricciardo’s to make.
‘In his scenario, Daniel first has to determine for himself what to do,’ the Haas group principal informed RTL.
‘It makes little sense to influence him to do one thing, he has to determine for himself. If he feels prefer it, he’ll undoubtedly name, in any other case he’ll most likely say I’m taking a sabbatical or one thing else.’
Other than Ricciardo, Haas are additionally contemplating reserve drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Antonio Giovinazzi, who've been with out a full-time drive since 2019 and 2021 respectively.
Present Haas driver Mick Schumacher can also be in rivalry to retain his seat however underwhelming performances within the first half of the season have harm his possibilities considerably, with Steiner beforehand saying his odds of staying at Haas had been ‘50/50’.
Steiner additionally acknowledged that he was in no rush to substantiate their line-up for 2023, including: ‘You set your self beneath strain and we don’t want that, we’re solely taking part in in opposition to ourselves.
‘We don’t even have any time strain in any respect, everybody else has time strain, however we don’t. That’s a bonus that we don’t need to take away from us.’
In the meantime, one driver who is not going to be on the grid subsequent 12 months is Nicholas Latifi after Williams confirmed on Friday that they had been parting methods with the Canadian after three-years.
‘Though we have now not achieved the outcomes collectively, we hoped we'd, it’s nonetheless been a incredible journey,’ Latifi stated.
‘Getting these first factors in Hungary final 12 months was a second I’ll always remember, and I'll transfer onto the following chapter of my profession with particular recollections of my time with this devoted group.
‘I do know none of us will cease placing in each effort till the top of the season.’
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