{"id":944568,"date":"2026-10-29T00:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T00:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/944568\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T00:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T00:58:12","slug":"daniel-ricciardo-opens-door-to-racing-return-with-max-verstappen-at-le-mans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/944568\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Ricciardo opens door to racing return with Max Verstappen at Le Mans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo<\/a> has revealed he would consider a one-off appearance at the Le Mans 24 Hours and named his former Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen<\/a> as his first choice to share a car with.<\/p>\n

The Australian driver has not raced since his F1 exit after the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, but during an appearance on the F1 Beyond the Grid<\/a>, the eight-time grand prix winner said he would like the chance to end his racing career on his own terms.<\/p>\n

\u201cA year ago, I would have said I will never put a helmet on again. I\u2019m done. That\u2019s it. But there is something there where I\u2019m like, it\u2019d be nice for me to also finish a racing career a bit more on my terms.<\/p>\n

“So to do something that, when I take the helmet off, I\u2019m smiling and happy, and maybe that\u2019s the last bit of closure I need.”<\/p>\n

\"Daniel <\/p>\n

Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Andy Hone<\/p>\n

Ricciardo said a full season still did not appeal to him, but that a one-off outing at Le Mans was something he could see himself doing. Part of the appeal for the former Red Bull driver is sharing a car with his team-mates, rather than competing against them as rivals in F1.<\/p>\n

“To share a car with other drivers and to actually have real team-mates to share data and help out,” he continued. “I would just enjoy it. It would be the form of driving and companionship that I would really enjoy.”<\/p>\n

Asked who he would love to share a car with in the endurance race, Ricciardo added: “I don\u2019t want to put pressure on him, but obviously Max is a name that would be high on the list.<\/p>\n

“We talked about Red Bull obviously in 2018 and \u2018what if\u2019, and I was trying to get back at the team at the end of my career. So maybe that\u2019s a way that we could, yeah, I say give the people what they want.”<\/p>\n

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