Ask a Formula 1 fan what they remember about Daniel Ricciardo and the answer usually starts with the grin. Honda Global’s driver profile sets out his route from HRT to Red Bull, but his 2024 exit is described differently by the team and by him, so this piece separates the settled record from what he … Read more
Most Formula 1 fans remember Daniel Ricciardo for his grin, which makes his quieter exit from the grid easy to miss. According to the research set, he won eight Grand Prix across 14 seasons, and his career ran from Red Bull to McLaren to Visa Cash App RB. Grand Prix wins: 8 · F1 seasons: … Read more
Few drivers have brought as much joy to Formula 1 as Daniel Ricciardo — the grin, the podium “Shoey,” the late-braking overtakes that made rivals wince — yet the 2024 season turned out to be his last full-time campaign, closing a story that began with HRT in 2011 (RacingNews365’s driver profile). Here’s what’s confirmed about … Read more
Few drivers packed as much joy into Formula 1 as Daniel Ricciardo — eight Grand Prix wins, 32 podiums, and a grin that made him the paddock’s most likeable figure — yet in September 2024 RB confirmed he would leave with six races still to run. This is the story of that exit, the quieter … Read more
Few Formula 1 drivers have made an impression simply by smiling, but Daniel Ricciardo built a career on exactly that, from his 2011 debut to eight Grand Prix wins and McLaren’s 2021 Monza victory. The confirmed highlights are solid, but the hazier parts — net-worth estimates, the Red Bull exit, and the 2026 questions — … Read more
Most Formula 1 drivers celebrate a win with champagne; Daniel Ricciardo drinks from his own race boot — the “shoey” — a habit that made him the paddock’s most magnetic personality for more than a decade. The smile was backed by serious numbers: he took three wins in his first Red Bull season in 2014, … Read more
Few Formula 1 exits have left fans split the way Daniel Ricciardo’s departure from RB did. The Australian nicknamed the Honey Badger turned his last Singapore weekend into a fast-lap farewell, and days later the team confirmed his seat would go to Liam Lawson. F1 career: 2011–2024 · Grand Prix wins: 8 · Nickname: The … Read more
There aren’t many F1 exits that begin with a farewell race in Singapore and end with the words “until the next adventure” — Daniel Ricciardo signed off from the RB Formula One Team in September 2024 the same way he raced: loudly and on his own terms, replaced by Liam Lawson, closing a 14-season career … Read more
Most drivers leave Formula 1 with a farewell tour. Daniel Ricciardo left with a mid-season seat swap, an emotional message about the “next adventure,” and a calendar suddenly empty of race weekends. The decision came from RB, not from Ricciardo, and his post-F1 life is already taking shape in ways that don’t involve a cockpit. … Read more
Few drivers have left Formula 1 with their reputation as intact as Daniel Ricciardo’s. The Australian walked away from the grid at the end of 2024 with eight Grand Prix wins, 32 podiums, and a reputation as the sport’s most consistently entertaining personality, a profile that separates what’s confirmed about his post-F1 life from the … Read more