Adapted from GMM
Daniel Ricciardo is poised to make his formula one race debut at Silverstone next weekend, but HRT is not confirming.
Australian media reports say the 21-year-old, backed strongly by Red Bull and until now the Friday driver at Toro Rosso, will replace HRT regular Narain Karthikeyan at Silverstone.
"Ricciardo is Toro Rosso's third driver," a spokesman for the Hispania team told us on Thursday. "If we have something to say, we'll release an official statement."
Daniel Ricciardo, who turns 22 on Friday, had been widely tipped to debut at junior team Toro Rosso this season but both Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi have performed strongly enough to keep their race seats so far.
Just days ago, Red Bull driver manager Helmut Marko hinted that Daniel Ricciardo is close to joining the grid.
"In the simulator and in practice, his results are very good, but we need to see what he can do in the race," said the Austrian.
Daniel Ricciardo is poised to make his formula one race debut at Silverstone next weekend, but HRT is not confirming.
Australian media reports say the 21-year-old, backed strongly by Red Bull and until now the Friday driver at Toro Rosso, will replace HRT regular Narain Karthikeyan at Silverstone.
"Ricciardo is Toro Rosso's third driver," a spokesman for the Hispania team told us on Thursday. "If we have something to say, we'll release an official statement."
Daniel Ricciardo, who turns 22 on Friday, had been widely tipped to debut at junior team Toro Rosso this season but both Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi have performed strongly enough to keep their race seats so far.
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Just days ago, Red Bull driver manager Helmut Marko hinted that Daniel Ricciardo is close to joining the grid.
"In the simulator and in practice, his results are very good, but we need to see what he can do in the race," said the Austrian.