Daniel Ricciardo is
Red Bull Racing's reserve driver next season, but the Australian had more options at the end of last year. Indeed, the new season of the Netflix series
Drive to Survive reveals that he was close to a deal with
Haas F1, but negotiations ultimately fell through due to finances.
The Australian spent the past two seasons playing for
McLaren, where he failed to convince. The British formation, therefore, decided to part ways with him and put his compatriot
Oscar Piastri in his place. It caused Ricciardo to have to look for a new challenge.
Behind the scenes, he spoke to several teams, including Haas team boss
Guenther Steiner. While
Kevin Magnussen was keen on working with Ricciardo at the American formation, the team also seemed interested.
Steiner explains deal fell through
However, it turned out to be an unfeasible deal, Steiner told Magnussen in the series. Indeed, he argued that Haas could not afford to contract Ricciardo, as he was asking for at least 10 million euros. The team, therefore, decided to move on and shortly afterwards brought
Nico Hulkenberg back to
Formula 1.