F1 star Daniel Ricciardo admits he wouldn't rule out a return to former team Red Bull with talks regarding his future with Renault currently at a "stalemate".
The Australian is off contract at the end of the year and with the coronavirus halting the current F1 season, talks of an extension with Renault have taken a back seat.
Renault finished fifth in the standings last season while Red Bull was third, resulting in former teammate Max Verstappen winning three races.
Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Vodcast, Ricciardo confirmed negotiations with the French manufacturer were on hold and was asked whether he would ever rule out a return to the team where he scored all his F1 wins.
"I actually haven't really been asked that one!" said Ricciardo. "Would I ever rule out going to Red Bull? No... I think something I've learned growing up in life is never say never.
"Never completely disregard something - unless it's going to prison or something! So never say never."
"It is hard having chats right now, because we are at a stalemate - nothing's really happened," he explained. "Normally chats start to come off the back of races, results and momentum.
"There's honestly not a lot to talk about for now, it's more about the current situation and how we're going to deal with it. It's all pretty slow and steady to be honest at this stage."
While the season has been suspended Ricciardo has returned to his farm near Perth. He said he's been spending his days keeping fit and his "hungry" for the season to resume.
The F1's latest return plans centre on starting the season in Austria in early July, followed by two races at Silverstone - although all races in Europe could well be behind closed doors.
Ricciardo admits it wouldn't be ideal racing in front of empty stands but at this point he'd be willing to do anything to get back in the car.
"There's obviously a push for a season to happen in the right circumstances," he said. "If that means some of it or the start of it is behind closed doors, so be it.
"As a competitor and for sure not racing since November, December, all I want to do right now is go racing. So as soon as they say we're all clear to go... of course with a crowd is nice but if we can still race without I'll take that any day."
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