Ricciardo denies Ferrari F1 talks option

Daniel Ricciardo has denied having a pre-agreement with Ferrari for an exclusive negotiating period under which he could potentially switch from F1's Red Bull.

Daniel Ricciardo has dismissed media speculation of a pre-agreement with Ferrari which might lead him to switch next season from Red Bull to the Italian Formula One team.

The Australian had so far only talked about his future with Red Bull, he told reporters in Baku on Thursday ahead of Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

"I'm aware of other reports, but there hasn't been anything else, so they're not true - at least until now," said Ricciardo, winner in China two weeks ago and at last year's chaotic Baku race.

Asked specifically about media reports saying he had a pre-agreement with Ferrari for an exclusive negotiating period, the 28-year-old added: "That's not true."

Britain's Motorsport magazine recently reported that Ferrari had an option allowing it exclusive negotiations with Ricciardo up to a defined date, believed to be the end of June.

He is out of contract at the end of the season, as is Kimi Raikkonen, who partners four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel - Ricciardo's previous teammate at Red Bull - at Ferrari.

Ricciardo has also been linked to Mercedes as a possible partner for Britain's four-time championship winner Lewis Hamilton.


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