Daniel Ricciardo has admitted he wouldn't turn down an offer to join Ferrari as Sebastian Vettel's team-mate, if the Scuderia came knocking on his door next season.
The Australian, who raced alongside the four-time champion at Red Bull and comprehensively beat him before Vettel switched to Ferrari, knows he's a candidate to replace Kimi Raikkonen should Ferrari opt against renewing the Finn's contract.
"It's like last year, I understand if they were to make a change I'm a driver on their list," Ricciardo told Autosport.
"Am I the only driver on that list? Probably not. Am I their top pick? I don't know."
When asked if he would relish the opportunity of going up against Vettel again, he replied: "Yeah of course, I wouldn't turn it down."
However Ricciardo made it clear that he would only go up against Vettel if Ferrari could offer a car capable of fighting at the front, otherwise he'd prefer a fresh team-mate challenge in the form of another champion.
"The only reason I would jump ship [from Red Bull] and go up against him again would be to fight for a world title.
"Otherwise, if it's just to have a [different] team-mate, I would rather try against a Lewis [Hamilton] or Fernando [Alonso] or something different."
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