Ricciardo for Red Bull reserve seat?

British Formula 3 Champion Daniel Ricciardo will drive a Formula One car for the first time during a test with Red Bull Racing next month, the team has confirmed to GPUpdate.net. The Australian, who succeeded in Britain with the Carlin team, will be driving the 2009 runner-up RB5 at Jerez. Having been granted a full F1 Superlicence as a reward for becoming British F3 Champion, Australian Ricciardo – who succeeded Toro Ross's Jaime Alguersuari as the title holder – will not only be testing as a examination for himself but indeed helping Red Bull with development work, as the new-for-2009 testing ban prevents regular pilots Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber from being able to step into the cockpits again until February.

Born in Perth, Ricciardo celebrated his 20th birthday on 1 July this year and successfully controlled proceedings throughout the season's BF3 championship; taking the title by an eventual margin of 87 points from his closest challenger, Daniel drove to 7 race wins from 20 starts, generating a win ratio of 35%. gpudate.net