Daniel Ricciardo Confirmed as Red Bull Driver for 2014

Red Bull Racing's highly coveted second seat for the 2014 Formula One season has officially been filled, as the team announced Monday that Daniel Ricciardo will be taking over the ride. NBC Sports' Formula One Twitter feed first reported that Ricciardo had beaten out the bevy of contenders for the No. 2 car: The Australian racer faced fierce competition for the ride, but had been expected to make the leap for some weeks. Ricciardo, 24, has been with Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso since 2012 and is considered one of the sport's most promising young drivers.     
Red Bull Racing released a video that accompanied the announcement: Kimi Raikkonen had also been oft-rumored for the seat, per ...

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