Daniel Ricciardo will miss the opening rounds of the Formula Renault 3.5 championship in Alcaniz, as the Australian driver will need to be in China as the third driver of the Toro Rosso Formula 1 team.
The Red Bull-backed driver has already taken part in the Friday morning free practice session with Toro Rosso in Melbourne. Ricciardo is tipped to replace one of the race drivers of the team (Sebastien Buemi or Jaime Alguesuari) before the end of the season if they fail to perform.
Last year, Ricciardo missed the title by few a few points at the very last race of the season. Missing the first two rounds of the season will make things pretty difficult for the Australian who also badly wants to graduate to F1.
On the other hand, his absence will help his rivals to score as many points as possible, especially Canadian Robert Wickens, Jean-Eric Vergne, Alexander Rossi, Albert Costa and Brendon Hartley…
The Red Bull-backed driver has already taken part in the Friday morning free practice session with Toro Rosso in Melbourne. Ricciardo is tipped to replace one of the race drivers of the team (Sebastien Buemi or Jaime Alguesuari) before the end of the season if they fail to perform.
Last year, Ricciardo missed the title by few a few points at the very last race of the season. Missing the first two rounds of the season will make things pretty difficult for the Australian who also badly wants to graduate to F1.
On the other hand, his absence will help his rivals to score as many points as possible, especially Canadian Robert Wickens, Jean-Eric Vergne, Alexander Rossi, Albert Costa and Brendon Hartley…