Ricciardo is without a drive for next season after losing his McLaren seat to168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Oscar Piastri, with the Australian admitting in Japan that him not being on the F1 grid in 2023 is now168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: “the reality”, despite two seats being available at Haas and Willia♛ms. 

Haas are yet to finalise their 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 driver line-up but current incumbent 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher is thought to be in direct competition with ex-Renault racer 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg to be named as168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Kevin Magnussen’s teammate. 

However, Haas boss 𒅌Steiner has not completely ruled Ricciardo out of the equation, though he said it is up to the 33-year-old to get in touch with the team. 

“If he’s interested in us, he’s not shy to call me up. I am not going to chase him down,” Steiner told . 

Steiner admitted that eight-time granꦜd prix winner Ricciardo has obvious appeal to Haas, but stressed he must first decide what he wants to do with his F1 future. 

“I want him to decide what he wants to do for himself, first, before being talke⛎d into something,” Steiner continued. 

“I think he’s a good driver and I don’t know how he got in the situation he’s in now, but I think he needs to come clean with himself and decide what he’s going to doꦇ.” 

Steiner added: “For us he would be a bജig hit. He was a race winner and now he is without a job.

“H♑e was a race winner just last year. I rate him as a driver, I have no idea why he doesn’t perform right now. That is for him to figure out.”

Given the latest 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:quotes to come from the Haꦉas camp, it seems unlikely that a special team press conference scheduled on Thursday ahead of their home race at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:United States Grand Prix will be driver-related. 

Ricciardo ‘needs’ break from F1 

Ricciardo has made it clear he is not interested in ra♛cing in another serie♏s and is targeting a return to F1 in 2024. 

He has also been 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:link꧑ed with a 🎶reserve role at Mercedes, who have lost their current reserve driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries to AlphaTauri for 2023. 

Speaking to Sky Sports at the Japanese Grand Priಞx, Ricciardo conceded that he “needs” a break from the sport in order to “reset”. 

"It's something I've certainly evaluated since the summer br✨eak," Ricciardo said. 

"I wanted to give it a few races and the more time that passes, the more I feel like it's what I need. Albeit as well the o♓pportunities... there's not really anything in the form of next year!

"It's part I would like the break and need to reset a little bit, and part 2024 as well, some other thiꦉngs may open up."