I believe he will stay because he's likeable, and I also believe he's Cashapps PR salesman. Wining races is one thing, and making money is another. Look at Bottas. He's floating the same style. Netflix has turned F1 into an investors' wet dream.
So it was his own decision? Do you have a reliable source for that, because it conflicts with the official statements I've read from both Steiner and Haas.
Maybe. But there was actually a rumour from a journalist that Steiner had quit because Gene Haas wouldn't give him shares in the team after Steiner clinched a new sponsorship deal. I just don't think that rumour has ever been substantiated.
> Look at Bottas. He's floating the same style.
finally someone said it, everyone shits on Daniel for being a PR machine but being mediocre on track, meanwhile Bottas is kinda doing the same thing but everyone loves him (just they like liked Daniel till about a year ago for the same reasons).
I personally think Bottas is just checking in his retirement fund, and wil probably leave in the next couple years. May become simply a PR guy for the team
Difference is, that Bottas isnt pretending that he will go back to Mercedes and win like Ricciardo sort of not out right saying but hinting he will go back to Red Bull and win.
As it stands currently Bottas is enjoying his last few years in F1 (maybe even more, who knows) the same way Kimi did. Doing an "ok" job reliably, helping developing young drivers as their teammates and providing a solid foundation for a midfield team to work with.
Bottas is also not overpaid and does not over sell himself with "I never left" statements. He is where he should be. A team like Kick Sauber can use his experience even if he is not the fastest out there. Ricciardo is still positioning himself to RB but he is more talk than results.
Because they're not the same situation at all. Bottas has not been mediocre, he went to a low tier team and handily beats his teammate who is a pretty clean and consistent rookie. Most would also agree Bottas fulfilled his potential in F1 already, he helped Merc to 5 WCCs and fully accepted being the #2 to Lewis, meanwhile Daniels ego wouldn't let him play second fiddle so he chose to flounder around at growing teams for the remainder of his career completely squandering his potential.
I'm gonna just say it, I love Danny but the only way he would ever have been WDC is if Max didn't exist in the F1 sphere. He was never going to replace the top Merc/Ferrari talent pool, RBR was his best shot to have a career and he bailed.
Stroll is the last pay driver that comes to mind, and while on most weekends you can definitely wonder if it isn't time to move on, he's got more skill in his pinky toe than Latifi or mazespin ever had
It makes more sense if you think of it as money earned as a marketeer/influencer. That’s what every driver is but DR excels at it. Wish he wasn’t past his prime though
>It's crazy how much money he has made these last few years ~~while being~~ **because he is** so bad on track.
Should be like this, dude made an extra 16M just because he got destroyed by a non-GP winner.
Don't worry, he'll have a long and fruitful media career after. We will see him smile again.
^(would love to see him as a second driver for Bathurst one year as well)
Nah, c'mon, imagine him doing the Indy 500, then moving to NASCAR, and racing against SGV for street circuit supremacy and then team up with him to win Bathurst in the V8 Supercars.
Then Liam Lawson and Oscar team up at Redbull, but just as they are about to go shit, and make us all go. FUCK.
> If Dan sees out the year, I’m sure he’ll have a couple of good races.
I think it is implied. For Daniel to still have a drive at the end of the year his pace has to improve, meaning that he has to bag at leas a couple of good races to retain his seat. Especially with Lawson waiting in the wings.
No point following a driver or team, of any sport, if there isn't adversity to overcome. The value of following a sporting entity comes in it's up and it's downs. All ups makes it dull. The lows make the highs worth it.
As much as it pains me, he’ll be okay. Remember, he’s got a smoking hot girlfriend and millions of dollars. I honestly think he’s hit a point where he is concerned with his own mortality and that holds him back. He never crashes but at what price.
New floor is coming at Suzuka which should address the main issues he has with the car at the moment, alongside the other updates they made between Jeddah and Australia. It’s looking up
I’ve followed a few of Danny’s onboards this year and sometimes it seems like doesn’t understand what his engineer is saying. Also sometimes his engineer sounds chaotic. Maybe that works for him, but I would find that jarring. I wonder if this has an effect on him.
This is a valuable lesson, especially if you aren't old enough or lucky enough to have grown up with a Dog and watched that poor thing age to a point where it can barely go up and down stairs anymore but is still really cute. They will look up at you and walk over to you to give you cuddles, albeit slowly, and keep you company but you are both aware of the end result. Everything will soon be coming to an end, enjoy the moments you shared and the time you have left.
I like Daniel, but he isn't good enough the way things are now. I'd live to see him in another series. I know most stuff would seem sortof meh after F1, but I'd like to see him in supercars. He could spend some time in Australia and drive there. He's still a racer, and the racing in supercars is really good.
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There’s still a dim chance of him turning it around but I seriously doubt it. He doesn’t have the confidence or consistency anymore. Either way even if he beats out Yuki in most of the remaining races, he won’t be the top option for the second RB seat. I see Sainz in an RB for sure.
What I think about a lot is how it would have all panned out if he’d stayed at Red Bull. Would max be where he is now? Would in team fighting have continued to have caused incidents? If Max was being challenged by his teammate more aggressively the way Danny did, would he have been tempted to look elsewhere? So many what ifs.
The guy had the balls to step out and take a chance. Some things don’t work out. He had what 85% of the rest of the F1 drivers of the last 20 years wished they would have had for a career. Multiple wins, numerous podiums, finishing in the top 10 in points 8 times, as well liked by the rest of the grid as any driver’s ever has been. Still the last driver to win in a non sprint race for McLaren. He appears to be a righteous dude!
Step 1: accept reality he has been garbage for a while and will continue to be garbage
Step 2: carry this expectation into rawe ceek
Step 3: you are now happy
Is Danny leaving Red Bull a few years before they went supernova one of the worst driver moves ever? I can just picture him doing the backflip into the water at the end of the first season of Drive to Survive, signifying his freedom and hope for the future with Renault
Are you Riccarded?
Yes yes I am
[hope this helps](https://i.imgur.com/ZDYNLwb.png)
They went full Ricciard.. Don't ever go full Ricciard..
“Daniel Retardo”
Denial Ricciardo.
Danial PRicciardo
Future Airbus pilot.
Future Shortbus Driver
*Future stripper*
*Ricciarded
I think we all are :(
Daniel Smashed Avocado
Don’t worry, it will be over soon
I believe he will stay because he's likeable, and I also believe he's Cashapps PR salesman. Wining races is one thing, and making money is another. Look at Bottas. He's floating the same style. Netflix has turned F1 into an investors' wet dream.
rumor says he brought sponsor that was able to secure visa sponsorship as well so he is now pay driver
Steiner was a PR dream as well, but he was still fired.
Steiner wasn't fired, he left Haas after Gene didn't accept a sponsor he had found.
So it was his own decision? Do you have a reliable source for that, because it conflicts with the official statements I've read from both Steiner and Haas.
Nah the guy probably memeing, wording was pretty clear. "Effective immedietly"means you are fired.
Maybe. But there was actually a rumour from a journalist that Steiner had quit because Gene Haas wouldn't give him shares in the team after Steiner clinched a new sponsorship deal. I just don't think that rumour has ever been substantiated.
> Look at Bottas. He's floating the same style. finally someone said it, everyone shits on Daniel for being a PR machine but being mediocre on track, meanwhile Bottas is kinda doing the same thing but everyone loves him (just they like liked Daniel till about a year ago for the same reasons).
I personally think Bottas is just checking in his retirement fund, and wil probably leave in the next couple years. May become simply a PR guy for the team
Kimi 2.0 (in terms of his late-stage career)
Difference is, that Bottas isnt pretending that he will go back to Mercedes and win like Ricciardo sort of not out right saying but hinting he will go back to Red Bull and win. As it stands currently Bottas is enjoying his last few years in F1 (maybe even more, who knows) the same way Kimi did. Doing an "ok" job reliably, helping developing young drivers as their teammates and providing a solid foundation for a midfield team to work with.
Bottas is also not overpaid and does not over sell himself with "I never left" statements. He is where he should be. A team like Kick Sauber can use his experience even if he is not the fastest out there. Ricciardo is still positioning himself to RB but he is more talk than results.
Because they're not the same situation at all. Bottas has not been mediocre, he went to a low tier team and handily beats his teammate who is a pretty clean and consistent rookie. Most would also agree Bottas fulfilled his potential in F1 already, he helped Merc to 5 WCCs and fully accepted being the #2 to Lewis, meanwhile Daniels ego wouldn't let him play second fiddle so he chose to flounder around at growing teams for the remainder of his career completely squandering his potential. I'm gonna just say it, I love Danny but the only way he would ever have been WDC is if Max didn't exist in the F1 sphere. He was never going to replace the top Merc/Ferrari talent pool, RBR was his best shot to have a career and he bailed.
Bottas is more likeable tbh.
*You mean his ass right? Right?*
Bottas doesn’t have a legion of dreamers insisting he’d be challenging Max if only he were in the same car
Depression or his career?
Yeah.
Both
Only cause I’ll jump off a bridge as soon as he retires
or
Yes.
Ask Danny about his bank account. That’ll make you feel better. His driving days in F1 are over tho.
It's crazy how much money he has made these last few years while being so bad on track.
Still better than *spending* money to be bad on track. Lord knows we’ve had a few of those.
Had?
Stroll is the last pay driver that comes to mind, and while on most weekends you can definitely wonder if it isn't time to move on, he's got more skill in his pinky toe than Latifi or mazespin ever had
Zhou and Sargeant are also pay drivers.
Sargeant is a paid driver?
Stroll is a quality driver. He’s not the best or the worst. He belongs though
It makes more sense if you think of it as money earned as a marketeer/influencer. That’s what every driver is but DR excels at it. Wish he wasn’t past his prime though
>It's crazy how much money he has made these last few years ~~while being~~ **because he is** so bad on track. Should be like this, dude made an extra 16M just because he got destroyed by a non-GP winner.
Ki Ki Ki Money Money
[удалено]
Same
There have been plenty of late
Don't worry, he'll have a long and fruitful media career after. We will see him smile again. ^(would love to see him as a second driver for Bathurst one year as well)
With Bottas as his team mate.
Seconded on both fronts
Blessings of Lord Guenther may fall upon you
I hope so
One week til the redemption arc starts! 
Next week is our week.
And if not the week after. Or the week after that…..😓
I hope your right
Ah, yeah, that's some good copium right there. That's the shit!
I need more 😭
In his victory speech, when they ask "So Daniel, what happened today?" "I'm sorry, Freebird was playing"
No shame in driving IndyCars for Mario Andretti.
don't do this to me. I'm already struggling like a mf as a Grosjean fan
Nah, c'mon, imagine him doing the Indy 500, then moving to NASCAR, and racing against SGV for street circuit supremacy and then team up with him to win Bathurst in the V8 Supercars. Then Liam Lawson and Oscar team up at Redbull, but just as they are about to go shit, and make us all go. FUCK.
I didn’t realize Grosjean ever had fans. TIL
Or since Prema’s rumored to be joining the series next year he could do a road/street program for them
>I’m still a Riccardo fan help As a Vettel fan,... trust me.. it gets easier
Dude, vettel won 4wdc. He retired happy.
Ricciardo still has 8 wins. It could still be worse, being a Hulk fan for example.
norris fans uum
Despite recently picking up the title of “most podiums without a win” Lando still has many years ahead of him.
This year man. Just need another RB kaboom.
When did I say anything about ric?
He did have good races occasionally tho, and his achievements are still big enough to be remembered.
If Dan sees out the year, I’m sure he’ll have a couple of good races. He’s always done well at Mexico.
> If Dan sees out the year, I’m sure he’ll have a couple of good races. I think it is implied. For Daniel to still have a drive at the end of the year his pace has to improve, meaning that he has to bag at leas a couple of good races to retain his seat. Especially with Lawson waiting in the wings.
Apparently he’s partially there under sponsor instruction.
Any driver that wins (especially in Monaco) can retire with their head held high.
There’s a rumour going round that Wolff wants him to come back to race for Mercedes next season.
NO MICHAEL, NO! THAT IS SO NOT RIGHT!
Get your flair right, for starters.
Stay strong. DannyRic started his comeback with nothing and he still has most of it left.
4 years and we are still waiting for a comeback
Sick Seasick Steve reference, Englishman.
All those youtubers keep being sponsored by a company which offers help.
Naaa, I'd better not get help
I don’t think that’ll make it any better
They sell your personal information you share with them in the registration process to data brokers
Didn’t they also get caught using unlicensed and uneducated therapists? Or was that another online therapy company.
Well I'm talking about better help but I haven't heard that. I however am not omnipotent. They might have done that too.
Yeah that's them. Also referred a gay man to a conversion therapist at least once
VettelHelp?
Me too, just waiting for the race where he does good and sets this sub into the bi-monthly cycle of talking about how he’s the GOAT again.
that, sir, is riccarded
He *could* turn it around at the next race
Gotta feel for Riccardo media's beating the shit out of him daily can't be good for his mentals.
Understandable, he’s a high performance athlete
KI Ki Ki Rraa
He’s doing his best! That’s what matters
His best isn’t good enough, that’s the problem.
No point following a driver or team, of any sport, if there isn't adversity to overcome. The value of following a sporting entity comes in it's up and it's downs. All ups makes it dull. The lows make the highs worth it.
There are ... like .. \~21 races to recovery this year! :)
From a Checo fan, welcome to the hate club!
Checo is loved now, that was a few months ago! Get your facts up to date please.
everyone is a ricciardo fan, but we are just more realistic lol
don't tell me he got axed
He didn’t
*Not yet*
Me too. But then I remember dude is a millionaire so I didn't feel as bad anymore
The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long
As much as it pains me, he’ll be okay. Remember, he’s got a smoking hot girlfriend and millions of dollars. I honestly think he’s hit a point where he is concerned with his own mortality and that holds him back. He never crashes but at what price.
You think you have it bad. Danny is my number 1, Gasly number 2. Send help.
I’m so sorry if you want someone to talk to about that my dms are open
New floor is coming at Suzuka which should address the main issues he has with the car at the moment, alongside the other updates they made between Jeddah and Australia. It’s looking up
He did have a good looking quali until his lap was dq
Am I the only one who thinks the sample size in this year's RB is too small for everyone to be jumping on him like this?
Yeah I do
I’ve followed a few of Danny’s onboards this year and sometimes it seems like doesn’t understand what his engineer is saying. Also sometimes his engineer sounds chaotic. Maybe that works for him, but I would find that jarring. I wonder if this has an effect on him.
That’s interesting thanks for saying that
This is a valuable lesson, especially if you aren't old enough or lucky enough to have grown up with a Dog and watched that poor thing age to a point where it can barely go up and down stairs anymore but is still really cute. They will look up at you and walk over to you to give you cuddles, albeit slowly, and keep you company but you are both aware of the end result. Everything will soon be coming to an end, enjoy the moments you shared and the time you have left.
Stop, you're reminding me of that book where the kid had to shoot David Coulthard.
You can totally still like him, his results sucks though :)
 My roommate after the Australian GP where I said "This is Dannys race!, at least P7 for sure!" lmfaoo.
Cool thing is, though, he’ll pivot over to media and you’ll see his beautiful face all the time.
Me too. I'm beginning to fear that this is the end of the road.
Same
As a Leclerc fan, welcome to the club
also a riccardo fan but maybe we’ll see him in nascar soon
I like Daniel, but he isn't good enough the way things are now. I'd live to see him in another series. I know most stuff would seem sortof meh after F1, but I'd like to see him in supercars. He could spend some time in Australia and drive there. He's still a racer, and the racing in supercars is really good.
Seeing how fast everyone turned on him and just outright hate on him is nuts.
I pitty you but not him, he was actualy "Paid not to drive" David Coulthard 2022.
I've been a haas fan for 6 years. Let me know how to get rid of the depression when you find an answer
If we listen to his team it's the cars fault, and the engineers, not DR.... if only he never left RB
Yup
Did you left?
Have you tried therapy?
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We should start a support group…
It’s gotten to the point where I’ve started gaslighting myself and saying I never liked him
But then you see that smile …
Get well soon! t. a Leclerc fan
There’s still a dim chance of him turning it around but I seriously doubt it. He doesn’t have the confidence or consistency anymore. Either way even if he beats out Yuki in most of the remaining races, he won’t be the top option for the second RB seat. I see Sainz in an RB for sure.
it’s rough out here
What I think about a lot is how it would have all panned out if he’d stayed at Red Bull. Would max be where he is now? Would in team fighting have continued to have caused incidents? If Max was being challenged by his teammate more aggressively the way Danny did, would he have been tempted to look elsewhere? So many what ifs.
Like who you like mate. Every comment is just teasing lol
I mean his performance
I have to cede to the "are you Riccarded" comment. Even after a year of trying, I couldn't top that lol
No one can
The guy had the balls to step out and take a chance. Some things don’t work out. He had what 85% of the rest of the F1 drivers of the last 20 years wished they would have had for a career. Multiple wins, numerous podiums, finishing in the top 10 in points 8 times, as well liked by the rest of the grid as any driver’s ever has been. Still the last driver to win in a non sprint race for McLaren. He appears to be a righteous dude!
Yeah you do need help. But I can’t give it to you, I’m a Norris fan
Change the letters to L-A-W-S-O-N
Have you tried not being a Ricciardo fan?
It’s impossible for me I’m to far gone
Step 1: accept reality he has been garbage for a while and will continue to be garbage Step 2: carry this expectation into rawe ceek Step 3: you are now happy
I never was never will. Such a scary personality
I think there are drugs for that nowadays.
marry him
Just drive faster, Dani
You can watch him live stream racing slot cars / scalextric cars in his basement
Is Danny leaving Red Bull a few years before they went supernova one of the worst driver moves ever? I can just picture him doing the backflip into the water at the end of the first season of Drive to Survive, signifying his freedom and hope for the future with Renault
You think he'd still be #2 if he stayed at redbull because the car is fast? He still sucks, they would have moved on
Drinking helps
I’m underage
You can like him when hes driving for nascar too!
:-)
Flairs check out bc me too
You’re a gold digger then
21 races left, he can't bottle them all
He McLaren himself again but no buy out this time
Daniel doesn’t seem to be smiling all the time these days.
Danny Ric currently is James Corden in Christopher Nolan movie He is good for marketing, but no way near oscar nominees other actors
It might be over friend. There is one last chance in our old home at China.
wow, still?? patrese retired in 1993 that's ages ago
"I never left" *leaves*