> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.the-race.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Video: The real reason Ricciardo is back on the F1 grid
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-the-real-reason-ricciardo-is-back-on-the-f1-grid/
- Published: 2023-07-12T06:13:38.000Z
- Updated: 2023-11-22T10:44:45.000Z
- Description: Daniel Ricciardo’s surprise mid-season Formula 1 comeback is initially at Nyck de Vries’ expense at AlphaTauri, but the bigger picture has to be ascertaining whether he’s a longer-term Red Bull Racing option if Sergio Perez’s troubles continue
- Author: Matt Beer
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-top-right, #daniel-ricciardo, #alphatauri

Daniel Ricciardo’s surprise mid-season Formula 1 comeback is initially at Nyck de Vries’ expense, as Red Bull’s reserve ousts the struggling AlphaTauri rookie.

But the bigger picture behind this move is surely to ascertain whether Ricciardo is an option for a return to the senior Red Bull Racing team, where Sergio Perez is currently struggling to get near Max Verstappen’s form.

Our video takes a look at the circumstances behind Ricciardo’s return to the F1 grid and the implications for Perez, as well as how F2 and Formula E champion De Vries’ F1 career became such a sorry saga.