Daniel Ricciardo replaces Nyck de Vries on Red Bull's junior team AlphaTauri for the rest of the year

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Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo will make a shock return to Formula One at the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix.

The eight-time Grand Prix winner, who was axed by McLaren at the end of last year, will replace Nyck de Vries at Red Bull’s junior team AlphaTauri for the rest of the year.

The Hungarian GP is on July 23.

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Australian racing driver, Daniel Ricciardo in the paddock ahead of the Formula 1 Aramco British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, UK on Sunday 9th July 2023.  (Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

"I am stoked to be back on track with the Red Bull family," Ricciardo said in a statement released by Red Bull Racing on Tuesday.

Rookie De Vries was hired by AlphaTauri at the beginning of this season but he has been dropped after only 10 races, paving the way for Ricciardo’s sudden comeback.

The 34-year-old Ricciardo’s career looked to be all but over after he was deemed surplus to requirements by McLaren following two underwhelming seasons with the British team.

Ricciardo failed to land a seat for the 2023 season and instead chose to return to Red Bull — the team at which he won seven Grands Prix — as a reserve driver.

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Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Oracle Red Bull Racing speaks with Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner as he prepares to drive during Formula 1 testing at Silverstone Circuit on July 11, 2023 in Northampton, England.  (Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

"I’m very pleased to welcome Daniel back into the team," AlphaTauri team