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Pato O'Ward believes Daniel Ricciardo would "love" a switch to IndyCar should the Australian not make a return to the Formula 1 grid after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Poor performances at McLaren have led to Ricciardo's contract ending a year early, with the eight-time Grand Prix winner looking set for a return to Red Bull in a reserve driver role for 2023. Ricciardo is keen to return in 2024 should he be able to find a seat, but this is not guaranteed after he was not interested in a seat at Haas, believing he should be able to find better equipment. He has also dismissed the prospect of changing series in 2023 to keep racing, ruling out a switch to IndyCar or even Trackhouse Racing's Project 91 operation in NASCAR - of which Ricciardo is a big fan. Speaking in Abu Dhabi after his FP1 debut for the team, current McLaren IndyCar star O'Ward believes Ricciardo would be a perfect fit - and explained why ovals are not as daunting as is believed. ...

Toto Wolff has ruled out Mattia Binotto potentially making a Formula 1 switch to Mercedes - believing the two "have had their moments." Binotto resigned as Ferrari team boss at the end of the 2022 season following the Scuderia's failure to mount a sustained championship push against Red Bull. He will formally leave the team on December 31st and then be placed on a period of gardening leave - as is customary when a big team figure departs. Before replacing Maurizio Arrivabene as boss in 2019, Binotto headed up the technical side of the Ferrari operation - with his speciality in engines, something that will come in handy in the build-up to the 2026 power unit regulations. However, Wolff feels that too much has gone on between the two for him to consider Binotto joining the technical ranks at Mercedes . Wolff rules out Binotto "I think there was too much porcelain ...