![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/daniel-ricciardo-hint-dropped-by-alphatauri-chief-as-2024-f1-race-seat-under-threat/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_F1-Grand-Prix-of-Hungary-Previews.jpg&description=Ricciardo wants to get his F1 career back on track by keeping his inherited AlphaTauri seat for 2024, but a broken hand has opened the door for Red Bull junior Liam Lawson Peter Bayer has hinted that Daniel Ricciardo may keep hold of his AlphaTauri race seat for 2024 despite his injury. The Aussie is currently sidelined with a broken bone in his left hand after a crash in the Netherlands. Red Bull junior Liam Lawson has been filling in and will continue to do so until Ricciardo is fit enough to race again. It means the 34-year-old's return to a Formula 1 race seat has been a frustrating one so far. He raced just twice before the summer break, after which he suffered that crash and has been back out of action. It has also given Lawson an opportunity to stake a claim for his seat. The New Zealander has impressed in his two outings so far and is believed to have an outside chance of winning a 2024 race seat with the team. The presumption was that, if he is promoted, it might come at Ricciardo's expense. But new chief executive Bayer has now dropped a strong hint that, as the experienced racer of the three in contention for next year, the Aussie's place may be secure. Asked by Planet F1 about how Ricciardo fits in with the team's past preference to field younger drivers, he said: "We cannot only develop young drivers – we also have to be competitive. I think, to be competitive nowadays... in order to fulfil both cars, you need to have one experienced driver and one young one. That's really what I'm trying to achieve, you know, to have an experienced one and a young one. "Because then the young one will learn more from the experienced one, the experienced one will help us and, for example, Daniel helped us tremendously on setting up the car. So whilst we give feedback to a young driver, the experienced one gives us feedback, and I'm convinced you need to have those two." Catch all the action from Formula One on Sky Sports and get exclusive access to races, qualifying and){kind=link}
Ricciardo wants to get his F1 career back on track by keeping his inherited AlphaTauri seat for 2024, but a broken hand has opened the door for Red Bull junior Liam Lawson
Peter Bayer has hinted that Daniel Ricciardo may keep hold of his AlphaTauri race seat for 2024 despite his injury.
The Aussie is currently sidelined with a broken bone in his left hand after a crash in the Netherlands. Red Bull junior Liam Lawson has been filling in and will continue to do so until Ricciardo is fit enough to race again.
It means the 34-year-old’s return to a Formula 1 race seat has been a frustrating one so far. He raced just twice before the summer break, after which he suffered that crash and has been back out of action.
It has also given Lawson an opportunity to stake a claim for his seat. The New Zealander has impressed in his two outings so far and is believed to have an outside chance of winning a 2024 race seat with the team.