Red Bull to Take Sebastian Vettel Route by Naming Daniel Ricciardo at Spa

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Published: August 19, 2013

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Daniel Ricciardo will be named by Red Bull as Mark Webber’s replacement for the 2014 season, reports Bild newspaper, via Sky Sports.

 

UPDATE: Monday, August 19, at 14:55 p.m. BST


Turkish media outlet Turun Sanomat claims via ESPN F1:

"The negotiations with [Kimi Raikkonen and] Red Bull were not successful and ended some time ago," Raikkonen's manager, Steve Robertson, said.

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UPDATE: Monday, August 19, at 12:25 p.m. BST


ESPN F1 sounds a word of caution over the Ricciardo announcement:



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Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso had been linked to the Red Bull vacancy—created by Webber’s decision to leave at the end of the campaign—but Ricciardo is set to walk a path previously taken by current world champion Vettel.

Sky Sports’ Pete Gill details the career parallel:

The Toro Rosso youngster's promotion would be an endorsement of Red Bull's Young Driver Programme, from which Vettel himself graduated before winning the first of his three World Championships.

It is expected that the decision will be made official at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, which has become a notorious setting for driver lineup announcements.

Bild quotes Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko, who commented: "We won't say anything before Spa, that's all I can say.”

Lotus driver Raikkonen had been the favourite to replace Webber in the Red Bull hot seat, and his potential signing had even been championed by Vettel himself to the BBC (via ESPN).



It was clear that Raikkonen was favoured by Vettel over the appointment of Alonso, who has been a long-term rival and occasional antagonist of the world champion.

Ricciardo promotes a healthy team message for Red Bull, reward...
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