McLaren confirmed their attention in a deal with Daniel Ricciardo for the 2019 F1 season but Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner is very optimistic, and expressing the Australian re-signs with the Austrian owned team.
Recent reports suggested the McLaren team were keen on hiring the Red Bull driver, who will be out of contract with his current employers at the end of the 2018 campaign. He is yet to make a decision on his next goal, but reports suggested McLaren had made a $20m-a-year offer.