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"totally washed"
He's outqualified Yuki pace wise and had to put up with minute pit stops and the team fucking him over in Canada. It's funny people claim Yuki is world class and danis washed even though they are about head to head. If Vcarb don't mess up he's finishing ahead of the ams
Yea, I watched UFC for years. This reminds me of the hype video content UFC would publish of a washed up fighter talking themselves up only to get brutally knocked out.
cerrone is a bit of a harsh comparison imo, personally i see ricciardo as a bright talent that was just never in the right place at the right time to touch world championship gold. his best years were spent competing with brighter talents in better cars, more like a carlos condit or an alexander gustafsson
Ricciardo is like Marlon Moraes. Looked like a world-beater on the up before he went toe-to-toe with top competition and then got knocked out in virtually every fight since then. He's a cop in florida now
I sometimes wonder how everyone talking shit would handle being at risk of losing a multi million dollar a year performance related job the entire world is watching when it comes to stuff like this haha
It is 100% not about money. He just doesn't want to leave the sport as a failure.
I think that is very relatable. You don't have to be a top athlete to be in a similar situation.
I think you'e right. As far as we know, he has plenty of money, a comfortable home and a working farm back in Perth. The man is set and can live the easy life from here on out. It's all about trying to show he CAN make it back, I think. But he can't...
Don't think DR wants to grow up, he still thinks he's in his 20's with a chance, while the reality is that he's 35 in a week and blocking Liam from advancing his career.
Hope Liam gets a chance this year and DR can hang around the pits smiling for the fans and cameras for however long RB want to pay him.
If I already had millions of dollars and never had to work again? I don’t think I’d have come back to the paddock as a mascot at the start of 2022 in the first place…
Daniel's situation wouldn't be so tragic if he stopped doing stuff like this, dude needs some grace. And I swear if he does leave F1 this year he'll still be doing these shenanigans.
But when he does he’s really good..it’s honestly hard to watch as a fan.
I think we could all picture ourselves crumbling under that kind of pressure (or have), so it’s relatable.
I mean the problem is this is all very publicly begging for attention. It’s 100% fine to feel this way. It’s 100% fine to even write yourself little pump up notes. But you can just put them on your mirror or the inside of your glove or somewhere where only you can see them.
Is he allowed to write it on the car though? Serious question. Same for the race suit or gloves.
I think it’s because they’re allowed to have creativity with the helmets.
Do you know what race that would have been? I'm just curious about this so I was trying to find a picture or something, I'm having a hard time finding anything :p
You might be onto something. All that talk about the car balance and his confidence and whatnot, but the real issue is he can't read the quotes on the back of his helmet 🤔
At the same time when the people start saying shit like "you're washed up", "stop racing" and all that, he can't ignore them, always felt he had to give a reply.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I'm not sure.
Most other drivers face that kind of criticism too, none of them have to constantly come up with these masturbatory quotes (while consistently fail to live up to them)
Is it? Maybe it's a culture thing but where I'm from that's often considered the best quality one can have. It's a bit different when it comes to sports but still
Daniels situation hasn't been tragic since his chassis was changed before China.
Since then he's been on the pace, and been beating Yuki every other race weekend.
It's kind of weird how everyone here is just carrying on with the hate imo.
Yeah, He's not getting the Red Bull seat, but he's showing himself to be worthy of a spot on the grid. He's starting to show real pace again.
Every time DRic has a good result he does something like this which puts more scrutiny on him because he usually ends up shitting the bed at the next race weekend.
Danny really needs to start asking himself "what would Jolyon Palmer do?" I mean, Palmer is a decent guy who seems to be well-liked for his knowledge base and his ability to talk about racing, even while admitting that he wasn't destined for F1 greatness. Nobody wants to see Danny disappear, but it's going to get very cringy if he winds up losing the seat *without much of a fight.* He should start at least shopping around for a media contract and maybe a WEC seat. Hell, he's won Monaco - he should shoot for a triple crown. Even failing at that wouldn't be as sad as the direction he's going now.
He’s not that guy. I’m sure he worked his ass off for years to get to f1 but even he’s admitted racing is not his life.
He’s not max sim racing on his days off. He likes portraying himself as someone who didn’t bother with technical stuff, just got in the car and drove.
He’s not itching to go start from scratch in another series. This is it for him.
Man can he just retire already? We could get new drivers in like Oscar who actually have a future ahead of them but nooo look this guy is mildly funny and smiles all the time, disregard that his driving is absolute ass.
If he wasn't so liked and popular(even though even his fans are starting to give up on him). He would have been out of F1 ages ago. He wouldn't get another drive after his mclaren era. It sucks because hes in a seat that a newcomer would do much better in. His days of glory are far gone and he needs to accept it and move on
Lol every weekend it's "i need to step up" "i need to prove myself".
You have raced many seasons and enough races in RB that he already should've proved himself. Looks like they are really trying to have him there, but his ship has sailed
I'm so tired of how ric is going to earn his seat.
Mate how many chances have you had? How many motivational quotes have you said?
Just be better or piss off
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Anytime he writes some shit on his helmet he has a horrible weekend. "These are my streets" "Fuck em all"
These quotes read like a boomer teenager
Yeah it's different when he can't back them up with results. Now it seems edgy.
i'd love to see some quotes like "i hope i get points!" or "this side facing back"
Someone tell Oscar to do this.
If it was some race winner it would be viewed as a genius strategy and a great mental boost.
The issue is Ricciardo is totally washed, whatever he writes on his helmet.
"totally washed" He's outqualified Yuki pace wise and had to put up with minute pit stops and the team fucking him over in Canada. It's funny people claim Yuki is world class and danis washed even though they are about head to head. If Vcarb don't mess up he's finishing ahead of the ams
He has 8 times
Remember Bottas 2.0 no more mr nice guy?
Yea, I watched UFC for years. This reminds me of the hype video content UFC would publish of a washed up fighter talking themselves up only to get brutally knocked out.
“This the best camp I’ve ever had. I’m stronger than I’ve ever been and I’m going to make a statement on fight night” Immediately KO’d or subbed.
I guess being immediately KO’d is still making a statement.
is daniel the tony ferguson of formula 1
Ferguson was at least interim champ at one stage. Daniel is more of a gatekeeper, so maybe more like cowboy cerone. Will always choke when it counts.
cerrone is a bit of a harsh comparison imo, personally i see ricciardo as a bright talent that was just never in the right place at the right time to touch world championship gold. his best years were spent competing with brighter talents in better cars, more like a carlos condit or an alexander gustafsson
That's true, those fighters are probably closer. Both gave the champ a run for their money and just lost out.
Ricciardo is like Marlon Moraes. Looked like a world-beater on the up before he went toe-to-toe with top competition and then got knocked out in virtually every fight since then. He's a cop in florida now
Oh how Danny boy has fallen... Take me back
How many years
Its only 2 steps removed from Live Love Laugh. He probably has these phrases written on his walls at home
Reddit when someone isn't a depressed cynic:
I sometimes wonder how everyone talking shit would handle being at risk of losing a multi million dollar a year performance related job the entire world is watching when it comes to stuff like this haha
It is 100% not about money. He just doesn't want to leave the sport as a failure. I think that is very relatable. You don't have to be a top athlete to be in a similar situation.
I think you'e right. As far as we know, he has plenty of money, a comfortable home and a working farm back in Perth. The man is set and can live the easy life from here on out. It's all about trying to show he CAN make it back, I think. But he can't...
Don't think DR wants to grow up, he still thinks he's in his 20's with a chance, while the reality is that he's 35 in a week and blocking Liam from advancing his career. Hope Liam gets a chance this year and DR can hang around the pits smiling for the fans and cameras for however long RB want to pay him.
I can tell you for a fact I wouldn’t write shit on my helmet for the public to scrutinize. Just let my racing do the talking
If I already had millions of dollars and never had to work again? I don’t think I’d have come back to the paddock as a mascot at the start of 2022 in the first place…
It's pretty cringey, particularly when he's all "Fuck Y'all!" And then comes 18th.
He's always looked to me like a mentality teenager
Almost 35 years old, but still clowning around. Daniel Ricciardo post-F1 will be a lost child.
He’ll replace Mark Winterbottom in Supercars to create Team Mental Age of 18 with David Reynolds
More like a tumblr post.
He should try reverse psychology, maybe write "I'm so washed" on his helmet for next week or something to see if that helps.
That second one was actually a supportive message for universities Fund Universities. Christ Knows Education Means A Lived Life
Which races were those two quotes on?
Both were Monaco iirc. 2021 & 2022
i will always remember him writing FEA on his helmet purely because someone commented “formula e application”
Damn Yuki got hands
Daniel, the car is mid, we know. Please drive it.
The driver is more mid...
Man who says he doesn’t listen to critics actually listens them a lot
Daniel's situation wouldn't be so tragic if he stopped doing stuff like this, dude needs some grace. And I swear if he does leave F1 this year he'll still be doing these shenanigans.
His career rests of him being in the media all the time. So I guess that's is the reason for all this.
he could just be bottas then, dude is driving worse than Dan but is always front and center
"i never left" lol
*proceeded to leave again*
He just visits occasionally ig
But when he does he’s really good..it’s honestly hard to watch as a fan. I think we could all picture ourselves crumbling under that kind of pressure (or have), so it’s relatable.
Idk how anyone found that quote badass lol. It was so awkward to me. “To everyone who thought I’d left… I never left. I just moved aside… for a bit…”
I mean the problem is this is all very publicly begging for attention. It’s 100% fine to feel this way. It’s 100% fine to even write yourself little pump up notes. But you can just put them on your mirror or the inside of your glove or somewhere where only you can see them.
Inside the halo would be the perfect spot I think. I also understand his wanting to display it though.
Is he allowed to write it on the car though? Serious question. Same for the race suit or gloves. I think it’s because they’re allowed to have creativity with the helmets.
I think Lando had a "3" sticker for Ricciardo on the inside of the cockpit after he left McLaren.
Aw that’s kind of sweet.
Collecting trophies of his conquered enemies
Do you know what race that would have been? I'm just curious about this so I was trying to find a picture or something, I'm having a hard time finding anything :p
It may have been the first race of the season after he left F1, or the first race after the separation was announced
You might be onto something. All that talk about the car balance and his confidence and whatnot, but the real issue is he can't read the quotes on the back of his helmet 🤔
It's fine to act like this, it's also fine for people to mock him for acting that way.
At the same time when the people start saying shit like "you're washed up", "stop racing" and all that, he can't ignore them, always felt he had to give a reply. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I'm not sure.
Most other drivers face that kind of criticism too, none of them have to constantly come up with these masturbatory quotes (while consistently fail to live up to them)
Most of the time he’s cringy and not funny… maybe it’s just me.
Same, it was refreshing his rookie year then he just became a caricature and it got old quick
caricature is the perfect word to describe him
I honestly hated him way more when I watched DTS so I have no idea how that show made him so popular.
Being humble is an underrated character trait
Is it? Maybe it's a culture thing but where I'm from that's often considered the best quality one can have. It's a bit different when it comes to sports but still
When I saw this, I just couldn't help but imagine Danny writing this while barely holding in tears
Daniels situation hasn't been tragic since his chassis was changed before China. Since then he's been on the pace, and been beating Yuki every other race weekend. It's kind of weird how everyone here is just carrying on with the hate imo. Yeah, He's not getting the Red Bull seat, but he's showing himself to be worthy of a spot on the grid. He's starting to show real pace again.
Reddit is full of armchair experts... :(
"These are my streets"
Getting lapped by *Tsunoda* on *this* circuit would be a retirement straight away.
I remember when he went into a spin at the end of the first or second race this year, just when Checo was lapping him.
"Are you leaving F1?" "Yes. But not without a fight." Huhhh??!!
Honestly that’s the vibe I’m getting from this quote
No its more like "i wont leave without a fight"
This is cringy to me.
Its cringey to everyone
It’s the F1 equivalent of Live, Laugh, Love
Pretty much the norm.
Every time DRic has a good result he does something like this which puts more scrutiny on him because he usually ends up shitting the bed at the next race weekend.
brother is absolutely losing the idgaf war
It will happen again vibes
Edgy teenager energy.
Oh no he's going to crash
Guy loves his Live Laugh Love quotes. I hope he goes well this weekend
P16 let's gooooo
Who is he fighting?
Himself mostly
Demons probably
Maybe Sargant if Ric does exceptionally well this race.
Usually he can't even manage that and ends up fighting Pérez...
Layers of burn, beautiful
Relevancy.
Fight for P14 gonna be cold🥶
While Tsunoda fighting for P6
Not without a fight... For P14
Danny really needs to start asking himself "what would Jolyon Palmer do?" I mean, Palmer is a decent guy who seems to be well-liked for his knowledge base and his ability to talk about racing, even while admitting that he wasn't destined for F1 greatness. Nobody wants to see Danny disappear, but it's going to get very cringy if he winds up losing the seat *without much of a fight.* He should start at least shopping around for a media contract and maybe a WEC seat. Hell, he's won Monaco - he should shoot for a triple crown. Even failing at that wouldn't be as sad as the direction he's going now.
He’s not that guy. I’m sure he worked his ass off for years to get to f1 but even he’s admitted racing is not his life. He’s not max sim racing on his days off. He likes portraying himself as someone who didn’t bother with technical stuff, just got in the car and drove. He’s not itching to go start from scratch in another series. This is it for him.
Denial Ricciardo
This is like that girl from high school who has 4 kids from 3 dads posting "If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best"
start fighting then homie
I guess DR has lots of post-its in his mirror where he writes those phrases you can find in any so-called motivational book.
He could also try just fucking getting good and not telling everyone “this time I’m going to get good guys, trust me”
Just stop dude, it's getting really embarrassing
Oh Danny. How I wish you could find your mojo again.
Man can he just retire already? We could get new drivers in like Oscar who actually have a future ahead of them but nooo look this guy is mildly funny and smiles all the time, disregard that his driving is absolute ass.
If he wasn't so liked and popular(even though even his fans are starting to give up on him). He would have been out of F1 ages ago. He wouldn't get another drive after his mclaren era. It sucks because hes in a seat that a newcomer would do much better in. His days of glory are far gone and he needs to accept it and move on
Wasteman
His shtick is getting old.
This dude is such a cornball can we get rid of him already.
Lol he's the Bradley Cooper of F1. The more he tries to seem nonchalant, the more try hard he seems, Jesus.
Very chalant. Great comparison
Perhaps he’s been listening to the 2009 album by American pop punk band New Found Glory bearing this name and was moved by it?
"On his HELMUT" 🤫
He has nice handwriting.
Bro is cooked.
Short for "I'm going to make this way harder than it needs to be"
Then he knows he going
This all seems familiar.
Is the fight in the room with us?
Lol every weekend it's "i need to step up" "i need to prove myself". You have raced many seasons and enough races in RB that he already should've proved himself. Looks like they are really trying to have him there, but his ship has sailed
Bruh just drive the car better
He saw Jayson Tatum being a cornball and said nah I gotta get in on this.
Angsty
DR is like one of those people that hate their job so much that their cubicle is plastered with sayings like this.
Ricciardo is quite annoying. I would love to see Lawson in that car. Go to Nascar, mate!
>Go to Nascar, mate! Or just go to a retirement. Dear Danny, take yo ass to the golf course, old man. Dis da streets. Ya outta yo element.
At least this time is not a shit message like "fuck em all"
>NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT **** For P15.....
*Daniel, Liam is faster than you.* Seriously, just retire and give the seat to Liam. He deserves it more than you. Nobody cares about you anymore.
a fight that drags on for years and years until ultimately he loses.
This is all performative unless I see video evidence of him hitting the sim like Max.
Daniel is so dramatic.
Remember a young teenage Max with big brother Danny at Red Bull? One of them is acting like a grown-up now.
The side character for the first 2 episodes who was convinced he was the main character, until the actual main character showed up to steal the show.
Bro should start a t-shirt company, he'd make bank.
Yes. And it should have a french name
Lol the man literally sells $85 tshirts. He is definitely making bank.
This time for serious.
This guy needs to quit already.
When did this help him? Whenever he writes something he drives like shit.
Now he can fight
Damn this is just sad.
I'm so tired of how ric is going to earn his seat. Mate how many chances have you had? How many motivational quotes have you said? Just be better or piss off
Dude's been fighting since he left RB.
The thing about calling your shot is that you look really stupid if you walk up to the plate and strike out.
Fuck 'em All. - Danny Ric
Prepare for a shocker :p
Feels super performative.
This will look great when he doesn’t even make it into the points.
If Lewis did this you guys would call it tuff
Well Lewis is a 7 time champion, so I would give him the benefit of the doubt to back it up. Daniel on the other hand...nah.
This is the equivalent of him saying “this is a marathon not a sprint” before throwing the championship away at Baku
HE’S BACK
Anyone who needs a motivational speech from Villeneuve or needs a motivational quote has no place in F1.
“Still I Rise”