• Toro Rosso driver to succeed Australian compatriot
• Kimi Raikkonen confirms he was a non-runner
Red Bull will announce Daniel Ricciardo as Mark Webber's replacement for the 2014 season at this weekend's Belgian GP, according to reports in Germany.
Bild newspaper claims that Red Bull's owner, Dietrich Mateschitz, has made the decision to promote Ricciardo from Toro Rosso to partner the three-times world champion Sebastian Vettel next season. Webber has announced that he is quitting the team at the end of the season to join Porsche's sportscar programme.
Bild's report has gained further credence as the manager of Kimi Raikkonen, the only other driver seriously in the frame, confirmed that the 2007 world champion is out of the running.
"The negotiations with Red Bull were not successful and ended some time ago," Steve Robertson told the BBC. "It's clear Kimi won't be driving for Red Bull in 2014."
"There's a lot of things happening behind the scenes and I'm pretty confident he will be in F1 next year."
On the possibility of joining Ferrari, Robertson added: "Until they confirm their seats, my job is to speak to all the teams and see what's available." Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 days ago.
• Kimi Raikkonen confirms he was a non-runner
Red Bull will announce Daniel Ricciardo as Mark Webber's replacement for the 2014 season at this weekend's Belgian GP, according to reports in Germany.
Bild newspaper claims that Red Bull's owner, Dietrich Mateschitz, has made the decision to promote Ricciardo from Toro Rosso to partner the three-times world champion Sebastian Vettel next season. Webber has announced that he is quitting the team at the end of the season to join Porsche's sportscar programme.
Bild's report has gained further credence as the manager of Kimi Raikkonen, the only other driver seriously in the frame, confirmed that the 2007 world champion is out of the running.
"The negotiations with Red Bull were not successful and ended some time ago," Steve Robertson told the BBC. "It's clear Kimi won't be driving for Red Bull in 2014."
"There's a lot of things happening behind the scenes and I'm pretty confident he will be in F1 next year."
On the possibility of joining Ferrari, Robertson added: "Until they confirm their seats, my job is to speak to all the teams and see what's available." Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 days ago.