Webber tips Ricciardo to replace him at Red Bull


Toro Rosso driver Daniel Ricciardo (L) of Australia gestures to the crowd as he takes a photo during Open House Day ahead of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, June 6, 2013. The Canadian F1 Grand Prix will take place on June 9. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT F1) - RTX10E5K

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Mark Webber has tipped fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo to replace him at Formula One champions Red Bull next season.

The Toro Rosso driver started fifth and finished eighth in Sunday's British Grand Prix to set out his stall after Webber announced on Thursday that he was leaving at the end of the year to join Porsche's Le Mans programme.

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