Daniel Ricciardo will make a sensational return to the F1 track at the Hungarian Grand Prix later this month after signing a short-term loan deal with AlphaTauri, and will replace Nyck de Vries for the rest of the current season. After parting ways with McLaren last year, Ricciardo returned to his old team Red Bull as a reserve driver, and Red Bull will now loan the Australian to AlphaTauri for the remainder of the 2023 campaign. De Vries has been dropped with immediate effect in the midst of a difficult season, as one of only two drivers on the grid who has failed to collect a single championship point. Thirty-four-year-old Ricciardo’s first race for AlphaTauri will be at the Hungaroring in Budapest next Sunday, 23 July. More follows... Click here to subscribe to The Independent’s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos. Read More Daniel Ricciardo makes shock F1 return with AlphaTauri Secret Red Bull meeting fuels talk of Lando Norris switch Lando Norris says Just Stop Oil protest at Silverstone would be ‘stupid’