Daniel Ricciardo Interview: Ready to Take over from Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull

AUSTIN, Texas — While Sebastian Vettel remains unable or unwilling to confirm his future beyond the next three races—his last with Red Bull—Daniel Ricciardo's is much clearer. In 2015, he will inherit the mantle of Red Bull's No. 1 driver from his soon-to-be-former teammate. Just one year after his promotion from Toro Rosso to Red Bull, Ricciardo says he is ready. "It's time now for me to take that role," the 25-year-old Australian told me Wednesday in Austin. "I'm not as experienced as Seb, but I feel I've definitely learned enough now that I can keep the team up at the front where they belong and help them out with developing [the car]. I want to be racing at the front, so I'll do what I can to keep it there." Ricciardo ...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - Motorsports
Article is property of BleacherReport.com