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Ricciardo reveals Porsche talks over Le Mans tilt

Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he had an opportunity to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Porsche in 2015. The Australian admitted discussions were held with a view to him joining the German marque for the flagship event but his participation was ultimately scuppered when he failed to get permission from Red Bull. The revelation comes ahead of Ricciardo’s move to McLaren for 2021, where he will work alongside Andreas Seidl, the man who headed Porsche’s LMP1 programme in the World Endurance Championship. “Andreas is a guy that I do really look forward to working with,” Ricciardo said. “I was first in contact with him I think back in 2014. There was a bit of a...
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