Christian Horner says Daniel Ricciardo has "rediscovered his mojo" – as another Formula 1 team boss refused to rule out the prospect of signing him for next season.
Ricciardo is back at Red Bull this year as their reserve driver. But he has made it clear he wants that to be a temporary arrangement.
It remains to be seen what opportunities for a race seat will arise for next season. It may be that Red Bull has an in-house vacancy open, given the situation at sister team AlphaTauri.