Daniel Ricciardo has been asked if he would be interested in taking on a new position with Red Bull after losing his F1 drive with VCARB.

Daniel Ricciardo has no desire to return to Red Bull Racing as a reserve driver following his probable exit from Visa Cash App RB. Following his 18th place finish in last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, the Australian’s 13-year Formula One career is effectively over.

In tears Ricciardo was extremely distraught during his post-race interviews, a clear indication that his time in Formula One is up. He was also given a guard of honor before returning to the team’s hospitality area at the Marina Bay Street Circuit paddock.

Liam Lawson, a current Red Bull reserve, is anticipated to replace Ricciardo, who has only 12 points this season, ten fewer than teammate Yuki Tsunoda, beginning with the US Grand Prix.

However, Ricciardo is not interested in taking over Lawson’s test and simulator tasks for Red Bull. After being dismissed by McLaren, the veteran became the third driver in 2023, after Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.

He replaced Nyck de Vries for VCARB (then known as AlphaTauri) 10 races into the season, but is poised to be kicked out of the paddock again in the coming days. Ricciardo may technically stay in Formula One as a reserve, but admits he has no desire to do so.

And the 35-year-old responded, “No [I’m not interested in being a Red Bull reserve].” Obviously, keeping one foot in the door made a lot of sense last year, and the overall picture was to attempt to the big picture was to try and get back at Red Bull.

I can’t be disappointed. I’m glad I was able to do it once and had a good experience.

“And if this is it, I want to make sure I leave the sport with positive memories and that it doesn’t become a grind where I’m out in Q1 every weekend. “That is obviously not fun.”

After Ricciardo’s return last season, he broke his hand in just his second Grand Prix back in Belgium. He missed the next five rounds of the year and Lawson temporarily stepped in and impressed in his five-race spell.

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko confirmed last month that the New Zealander, 22, is “not available” to other teams for loan. That indicates Lawson will be picked as Tsunoda’s team-mate for 2025 with the view to competing for a more competitive seat at Red Bull in the long-term.

Isack Hadjar could replace Lawson as Red Bull‘s reserve. The French-Algerian junior racer is second in the F2 standings, just 4.5 points behind leader Gabriel Bortoleto who himself could join Sauber for 2025.