Daniel Ricciardo

Aussie F1 great Daniel Ricciardo is clearly enjoying his time back in Australia. The Red Bull reserve driver is soaking in the full Australian Grand Prix ...

“I’m just drained,” he said. Actor: “Should we like … Gimme your number or …” Shut up! Shut up. Have you heard of Singstar? Ricciardo: “Yes.” “That’s $20 if you want it, cash. “This one is pretty loaded with some numbers. I love anything really that goes fast like my hair line. “Are you into games? I love speed.

Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo is one of Australia's highest-profile athletes, but he could've fallen through the cracks at school.

"It was a shock when I found out. I couldn't see myself not doing it." "The thing that happens is … "If I can join a team and become an engineer or a mechanic or at least work on the cars, then that's all I want, that's all I ask for," he said. "Anytime I'm having a bit of a hard time, I can get away and I can do something I enjoy, and just have a break and just sort of reframe, reset," he said. "I think it's a great way to show my talent with working with my hands and building things and helping … flying under the radar. when a class of [a kid's] peers come and use something that he's built and that he is proud of, it's the best," he said. "A kid says, 'Check out how good this is' and the kid who created this space, it's amazing, their shoulders puff out and it's just — it's cool to watch." "We've modified and built a workshop and we've made tools, we've made sculptures." "We often hear from parents that 'it's the one day my child will talk to me about what happened that day at school', which I know as a parent, it can often be difficult to get information," he said. "There's a little bit of nerves [because] you want to, in a way, live up to their hopes of what the experience will be like, and like even hearing a school bell before, it feels like another lifetime ago," he said.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has claimed Daniel Ricciardo picked up some bad habits while at McLaren driving a "car that has its limitations"

Horner also claimed Ricciardo had picked up some bad habits while at McLaren driving a "car that has its limitations". He's training hard and ready to go, given a chance. "He's had a chance to re-set, got into the 2023 work, he's hit the ground running and he likes the feel of the car in the virtual world, which correlates well with what we're seeing i the actual world. "When you drive a car that has its limitations, you adapt and adjust to extract the maximum out of the car," he added. Ricciardo is at the Australian Grand Prix, his home race, as Red Bull's third driver after McLaren terminated his deal a year early following two disappointing seasons. However, he is confident the Australian is getting back to his best, praising the way the 33-year-old has "hit the ground running" since returning to Red Bull.

The 33-year-old is back in the paddock for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix in his role as Red Bull reserve driver. However, the eight-time ...

I want to be in a competitive car and I don't want to restart my whole career from ground zero. "But this year I will reflect on myself and where I am at in life. "I obviously don't know what opportunities there will be and I won't have 100 percent of the say. "I sit here today and I have confidence I will get back on the grid if that [pointing to his heart] is truly there, and three months into this year that doesn't feel like it is lost. "It wasn't to be famous. But responding to Jones' comments, Ricciardo said: "I know me better than anyone.

Daniel Ricciardo might be getting his mojo back after a horror season with McLaren, with his Red Bull boss saying the Aussie is '10 minutes away from being ...

The 21-year-old was thrilled to be on track at Albert Park, which is just a 10 minute drive from his family home. 'Daniel is such a positive energy to have around. It's not at all costs.' But there's still some terms and conditions, so to speak. However, Ricciardo believes he still has the hunger to drive in F1 again and his love for the sport hasn't faded, saying he 'could only be a bit of a slob for so long'. After taking time out to be a 'slob' Ricciardo is finding his mojo again and believes he will be ready for a fulltime return to F1 in 2024

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He wouldn’t go anywhere unless it was a good team. So there’s not really that many doors for Daniel to go through.” “At the end of the day, in the big picture, it’s no-one’s fault. “I feel like that’s currently where I’m tracking, at least in my head. “I wasn’t going out there with a clear mind. I would have done that better, or I would have done that differently. A more mature, experienced, complete version.” “We probably started over analysing things and that takes a hit on my confidence. Just one day into the weekend’s action Ricciardo has now declared he is “not done” with F1. It was one weekend, let’s say it’s braking and then by the end of the week we got onto it. It was just a bit of a mess. But then before the next weekend it was something else.

Daniel Ricciardo is a reserve driver at Red Bull this year. Read more here.

Ricciardo is not on the F1 grid this year but returned to the paddock in Melbourne this weekend as a Red Bull reserve, and dropped a subtle hint about his ...

He said: "It's a bit early to speak about a driver change already for next year so let's see what we are doing with these drivers. @Formula_Nerds couldn't help but speculate that it might mean "a return coming" for the former But it was enough for fans on social media to get excited – particularly about those final few words. I can do it for a year, it's all good. When the Aussie was between interviews, he snuck in for a brief chat. It is the 33-year-old's first appearance in the F1 paddock this year, in his role as [Otmar Szafnauer](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/otmar-szafnauer) also admitted that [Alpine](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/alpine-f1) considered Ricciardo before opting for [Pierre Gasly](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pierre-gasly), while several other teams could be looking for a change of drivers later this season. [Haas](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/haas-f1) chief [Guenther Steiner](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/guenther-steiner) said earlier this weekend that [he would be open to the idea of considering him for a seat](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/daniel-ricciardo-haas-guenther-steiner-29595221) if his current pairing does not work out. "Hey Ted, quali was exciting," said Ricciardo. Kravitz joked about how the Aussie had looked lonely on the pit wall, to which the racer replied: "I look good in these colours though, it's alright. [Daniel Ricciardo](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/daniel-ricciardo) got [Formula 1](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/) fans excited as he dropped a hint about his future in a brief chat with [Ted Kravitz](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/ted-kravitz). [Sky Sports](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/sky-sports) pit lane reporter was presenting his usual Ted's Notebook show after qualifying for the [Australian Grand Prix](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/australian-grand-prix) on Saturday when he spotted Ricciardo.

Ricciardo is now a reserve driver for Red Bull · In Melbourne for Australian Grand Prix · Spoke about disastrous time at McLaren.

Ricciardo said that he still has the hunger to drive in F1 again and his love for the sport hasn't faded. 'At the end of the day, in the big picture, it's no-one's fault. 'We probably started over analysing things and that takes a hit on my confidence. It was just a bit of a mess. It was one weekend, let's say it's braking and then by the end of the week we got onto it. But then before the next weekend it was something else.

Daniel Ricciardo is back in an F1 paddock for the first time since being axed from McLaren last season.

I think it’s much better for Danny Ric to be in with the engineers where he has been all the other times." The first race he has been to as not a Formula One driver for a long time. The Sky Sports F1 pundit revealed the former McLaren star was a “sad figure” after he was seen on the Red Bull pit wall during free practice.

Daniel Ricciardo seems "lonely" in his new position as Red Bull reserve driver, according to pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz.

"Is this the end of his career in F1?" "His options at end of this year look to be the same as last year. I think it's much better for Danny Ric just to be in with the engineers... He is beginning to feel the pain of not being a Formula 1 driver. [McLaren](https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-teams/mclaren/) driver, adding: "Don't do it. As Kravitz made his customary walk of the paddock after Qualifying, he remarked that Ricciardo looked "in pain" as he observed the action, saying: "He cut a cut a sad figure on the pit wall.