Mercedes F1 team boss wore Ricciardo F1 merchandise in Mexico
Nov.1 - Toto Wolff may have dropped a major hint about the identity of Mercedes' next official reserve driver in Mexico.
After weeks of leaving the door open, Daniel Ricciardo finally confirmed last weekend that he will "not be on the grid in 2023".
He will, however, "keep my foot in the door" in view of a potential 2024 return. "I'm obviously talking to some teams but nothing is fixed yet," the 33-year-old Australian added.
Initially, it was reported that Mercedes - looking to replace the AlphaTauri-bound Nyck de Vries - was Ricciardo's main target. But then team boss Wolff indicated that Red Bull is also in the running.
F1-insider.com, however, has now revealed photos of Wolff wearing a jumper belonging to Ricciardo's personal officially-licensed collection.
Ricciardo said: "I gave George (Russell) a sweater from my collection and Toto wrote to me afterwards to say that he really like it.
"So I said 'you'll get one too'."
Wolff confirmed: "I'm promoting his merchandise now. No, seriously, I really like it. They took a picture of me with the silly sunglasses as well and put it online. I didn't expect it to end up on the internet or social media because that probably wasn't my best moment."
According to F1 veteran Nico Hulkenberg, Ricciardo may well enjoy his year off the grid.
"I'm happy for him that after these tough years, he's having a better moment again," said the German, referring to Ricciardo's impressive race in Mexico.
"I think after these two turbulent years, he's glad that he's now getting out for a year and can sort himself out," Hulkenberg told Servus TV. "Knowing him and seeing his body language, I think he needs to get away from this Formula 1 rat race."
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Well, if a year off results in back-filling Dame Lucille's soon-to-be vacant seat, then it's worth it. Perhaps, the Wizard of Oz may have actually made a good choice of a team for a change.
Dyo think hell be sharing responsibilities with Angela, you know holding his helmet(his race helmet), getting him a drink, wiping his arse,passing him the tissues, not so much Angelas boy, more like Mummys boy. You can never have enough gofers in this sport.
Daniel Ricciardo mincing around? Somehow that just doesn't work for me. He's such a positive kind of guy, perhaps he'll lift the spirits in the Mercedes garage. God only knows they need all the help they can get, what with Dame Lucille's hyper-self-absorption.
There was that shot of Angy crossing her fingers in Mexico. Right away, it struck me that when adults act like teen-agers to show support it's indicative of a toxic relationship. The source of that toxicity is The Dames narcissistic behavior.
So back to Daniel's sunny disposition. His presence may well spell the end of Lucille's reign when people there realize life isn't an endless full-spectrum angst-parade. When people have a choice, invariably, the choice is one that makes them feel good about life.
Maybe Daniel should be on the radio to the Dame during races, or sitting next to Christian, his colgate smile would be a marked difference to the Austrians stony face as King George passes Lucy hehe
The colour of Tontosser's underpants would be more interesting
Stop this shite posting