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I think there's been a lot of noise from outside, potentially fuelled by Liam Lawson fans, that Daniel's under pressure and he's about to get dropped, which the team says is not correct at all. They see Daniel's situation [as] similar to Carlos Sainz at the start of ‘22 when he was struggling with a car he couldn't get comfortable with. It took six or seven races to get on top of it and that's what they see with Daniel. They've been chipping away and they say the signs have been there; they saw progress in Saudi Arabia, Australia without the track limits he would have been right up there, Japan qualified really well but we didn't see the race pace because he got caught up in that crash with Alex and this weekend's been his most complete performance. They reckon he was well on for points here and then through absolutely zero fault of his own gets hit by Lance, and he's just picked up a three place grid penalty for the next race because of a safety car infringement [for] overtaking Hulkenberg. So classic Daniel Ricciardo luck, but the team's behind him, they see progress. I think it's too early to judge if the chassis made a difference, the team thinks there was nothing in it, but equally I think racing drivers, sometimes they're so complicated in how they feel everything that sometimes I think they can if they know it's a new chassis, something in their head will tell them it's an improvement so I think he's felt, it's fair to say, he's felt more comfortable this weekend; is it setup, is it car or is it new chassis - I think the final answer will come in maybe three or four races.

Jon Noble speaking on Autosport's F1 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Review

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Daniel Ricciardo battles with Valtteri Bottas for position in the Sprint | Chinese Grand Prix | Shanghai International Circut

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Merch looks good on him.

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Hello mister astronaut

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Daniel Ricciardo: Calm in the face of adversity - An appreciation post

Since Daniel is going through a little rough patch again, I want to point out something that I admire him a lot for, and that is the way he carries himself even when he's going through hard times and how resilient he is. Plus, the way he manages to inspire his teammates to be better through his mentality and way of tackling these situations.

After going through the whole McLaren saga, Daniel willingly put himself in the "rookie" team of the team he left at his peak, that in itself takes so much belief in yourself and the willingness to throw yourself back in the game, start from the ground up again, despite knowing the risks if things don't go as planned. Building his confidence back up after McLaren is already an immense feat, and him being in F1 again shows how much he's willing to fight for it. Not only that but coming into Alpha Tauri/VCARB, he took it upon himself to have a sort of team leader role in the sense of car development and technical aspects, believing that his inputs/feedback can lead the team in the right direction (this is showing more with Yuki than him at the moment on track, but the team and Yuki himself have given Daniel credit for it). He's a genuinely strong person, who is extremely confident in his own abilities but also able to take the blame when he believes he's at fault for mistakes/mishaps as he will be the first to admit so when it's the case.

We have statements from former and current teammates about how Daniel's mentality and way of conducting himself has helped them become better people and better drivers.

Quotes from Lando (from 2023, and 2022):

Lando pointing out how despite his struggles Daniel would keep his belief in himself and the strength to keep pushing despite it all, which was inspiring for him too as a person and as a driver.

Quote from Yuki (5th of April 2024):

And now, we have Yuki saying that the way Daniel communicates and stays consistent behind the wheel especially stands out and has prompted him to want to change his own approach to it. Daniel staying relatively calm and collected in the way he communicates his frustrations to the team, even while he's struggling, is something that I respect him a lot for.

This is where I want to give credit to Daniel for being a good teammate, from Max to Lando and now Yuki, all of them have had nice things to say about Daniel in terms of learning from him and coming out better in at least some way after/while being teammates with him. Tired of the narrative that he isn't a good teammate because he may run his mouth sometimes in the heat of the moment (something almost all the drivers do). Max has always described him as open and honest and willing to talk things out, without needing to resort to mind games or anything of the sort, and it's part of why he appreciated his time with Daniel as his teammate despite their tensions at the time. The way Daniel can stay positive, civil and have respect for his team and teammates even in the face of challenges is incredible.

People often overlook how good of a communicator Daniel is and how he's a very focused and calm driver who gives excellent feedback once the helmet is on, all because of his funny and always-smiling persona off track. There is more than a reason Red Bull still saw value in him as a driver, to the point of offering him a contract while his hand was injured, and that the teams he's worked with, even if he may have struggled with some, talk positively about him almost always.

Anyway, my point is that it's extremely admirable and inspiring how Daniel has been able to pick himself up even after getting shot down repeatedly and continues to have the passion and belief in himself that he does have a place that he is deserving of in F1. This while also motivating his teammates to want to do better themselves and to take on some of his best qualities. It's been rough out here lately for Daniel fans so I mostly want to add some positivity and shed a little light on the real person, driver and teammate Daniel is and not the one his haters have decided he is.

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So he misses FP1 for Honda tax then FP2 is a dud because of rain. His only chance of some decent running is FP3 which they use to set up for Quali. He really can’t catch a break. The season starts in China I guess. 🤷‍♀️

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Mat Coch ate and left no crumbs with this article. The NZ Herald takedown was both brutal and impeccable 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Via: The truth behind Ricciardo Miami rumours | Speedcafe

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Ayumu Iwasa will reportedly take Daniel's place for FP1 at Suzuka (via SpeedWeek.com)

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anyone who says that daniel ricciardo isn't mean should go and watch him tell jack doohan, who knows full well that he's never getting an f1 seat, that he hopes to see him on the grid after jack doohan, doing his little presenter job, asked him about struggling in the race cause that was shady as hell 💅🏿

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what do you mean pass the torch, shoeys are daniel’s thing fuck these commentators

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I’m no Logan fan at all. But it’s so messed up that Alex is taking his car for the rest of the weekend. I understand Alex is the experienced driver and all but Logan’s not the one that wrecked his car. There should definitely be rules against this kinda thing 100%

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Daniel mentioning Liam Lawson will be taking his dad out for a lap in the Ford Supervan later today, is giving big bro little bro vibes

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How do you fumble the bag this badly?!?!

It’s your driver’s home race and you can’t do better than this?!??

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Daniel spotted in Melbourne today.

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(Ignoring the problematic fact that Daniel had to ask Red Bull to limit his media duties in 2017-18 because it was an open secret that he was worked to exhaustion in the lead up to the AUS GP. Re: Max in 2022 talking about how Daniel never really got to enjoy being in Melbourne )

Here is a cute clip of Daniel curling up on the couch after media day in Melbourne

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since you make gifs/edits a little warning

https://twitter.com/charlclerc/status/1767596267817857507?s=20

her tumblr is the same as her twitter if you wanna block her

Thankyou for bringing my attention to this. They’re being so petty. I’m not the best gif maker out there, but some of the best are on this app and are making f1 gifs.

They take time out of their lives to do this and gifs aren’t made in 5 seconds. It’s not hard for ppl on Twitter to give credit when using a gif posted originally on here.

It’s no different than crediting someone’s art work. And if they wanna put watermarks over their hard work let them.

The person in the tweet should make their own gifs if they don’t want ppl watermarking them. The entitlement is insane.

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I'm going to need Hemlut Marko to please shut the fuck up. I simply do not care to hear your opinion on Daniel Ricciardo's season so far. xxx