Daniel Ricciardo refused to rule out a move to another racing series for next season.
The Aussie will not have a Formula 1 race seat after McLaren decided to end his contract a year early and sign Oscar Piastri as his replacement. Haas still have a race seat undecided for next season, but Ricciardo moved to rule himself out of a move to the American team several weeks ago.
But he has made it clear he wants to remain close to F1 if he can, in order to get back onto the grid in the future. With that in mind, he could join Mercedes as their third driver, while Mirror Sport understands there have also been talks with Red Bull over a possible return to his old team as a reserve.