Daniel Ricciardo
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| Name: | Daniel Ricciardo |
| Also Known As: | The Honey Badger |
| Occupation: | Formula 1 Driver |
| Medium: | sports, Netflix's Drive to Survive |
| Works: | N/A |
| Official Website(s): | [1], [2] |
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Daniel Ricciardo is an Australian and Italian racing driver currently competing in Formula One for RB Formula One Team (VCARB).
Fandom
The Red Bull Years
Daniel joined Red Bull in 2014 after driving for Toro Rosso for two years (2012-2013). Sebastian Vettel was Daniel's teammate for the year until it was announced Daniil Kyvat would end up becoming Daniel's teammate at the end of the 2014 season. Then in 2016 after the first four races of the year, Max Verstappen would end up becoming Daniel's teammate.
During Baku of 2018 Max and Daniel would get into a crash during the race on lap 39. Later on, Daniel would go on to say, "Thanks Baku!" referring to the crash.
Daniel would stay with the team until 2018.
Renault
McLaren
The Return to Red Bull
In 2022, after horribly parting ways with McLaren, Christian Horner had called up Daniel during Christmas of 2022 and offered him a place back with Red Bull as their third driver. Daniel would go on to do a tire test in the RB19 putting him on pace with Max Verstappen's time as seen in season six of Drive to Survive. By the end of the year, Daniel would be back driving in F1 for Alpha Tauri formerly Toro Rosso to prove that he could be in line for Sergio "Checo" Perez seats after his contract ends in 2024. Unfortunately during the Zandvoort GP, Daniel would end up breaking his hand causing him to be out for several races. Daniel would be back in the car by the end of the season luckily.
Controversies
Daniel's conflicting comments about women in motorsports. Him being supportive of women joining the sport.