Daniel Ricciardo 'targeted' and set to get new proposal as statement made after F1 axe

Daniel Ricciardo is set to receive another new offer following the likely conclusion of his career.

The Aussie was savagely dropped from 's sister team VCARB after the Singapore Grand Prix last month, with Kiwi youngster Liam Lawson stepping in for the remainder of the season, starting at the US GP.

After being let go by McLaren at the end of 2022, rejoined the Red Bull fold last year hoping to secure a spot in the main team alongside . However, he couldn't regain the form that made him one of F1's leading figures in the 2010s.

Now 35 and with a seat no longer a probability, he acknowledges his time at the pinnacle of motorsport is all but over. Yet, the well-liked racer since his VCARB departure.

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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has expressed his desire for Ricciardo to stay within the stable as an ambassador. Meanwhile, Shane Howard, the head of the Australia-based Supercars series, stated he would be .

And Ricciardo is now expected to get an invitation to a high-profile motorsport event, the Race of Champions, which will take place next year at Sydney's Accor Stadium. reports that organisers are keen to have him compete, via .

The event, previously hosted at Wembley Stadium and Paris' Stade de France, is making its debut Down Under. Billed as the ultimate clash of motorsport titans, with F1, IndyCar, Le Mans, World Rally and Rally X legends set to face off, the mega event is scheduled for March 8 - just one week ahead of Melbourne's Australian Grand Prix which will kick off the 2025 F1 season.

Ricciardo competed in the 2015 Race of Champions at Wembley and would certainly be a hit among the Aussie spectators. Legends like , Sebastian Vettel, Lando Norris and Jenson Button have also previously taken part.

"We are incredibly excited to bring the Race Of Champions to for the first time ever," Race of Champions president and co-founder Fredrik Johnsson said upon its announcement. "ROC has always been about pushing drivers to their limits in unique conditions.

"Australia has a rich motorsport heritage, and we're looking forward to celebrating that by pitting some of the best Australian drivers against some of the world's most legendary racing stars in a spectacular showdown in the middle of Accor Stadium."

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