Few drivers have made a racing boot more famous than the driver inside it, but Daniel Ricciardo turned the “shoey” into a Formula 1 institution. On 5 September 2025, the Australian confirmed that his competitive racing career is over — and that his next act is a global ambassadorship with Ford Racing, Reuters (international news … Read more
Few drivers made a Grand Prix victory lap as uniquely their own as Daniel Ricciardo did with a “shoey.” But the Australian’s decade-plus in Formula 1 was more than a social media moment — it was a career of highs (eight wins, 32 podiums) and abrupt lows (early contract exits), and here’s the full arc … Read more
Daniel Ricciardo spent a decade making Formula 1 look fun — the shoey, the smile, the radio jokes — so when the seat disappeared in 2024, the silence felt strange. His final race came at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix (The Race (motorsport news outlet)), and ever since, the paddock has asked one question: what … Read more
Few drivers leave Formula 1 with their reputation intact, let alone improved — Daniel Ricciardo is the exception. His final Grand Prix was in 2024, and the year since has been less about mourning a career than about finding an identity beyond it: hiking, building the Enchanté lifestyle brand he founded in January 2023 (Ricciardo’s … Read more
Few drivers matched Daniel Ricciardo’s ability to win a crowd before winning a race. The Australian’s famously absurd ‘shoey’ celebration concealed a fiercely competitive career that delivered eight Grand Prix victories but, conspicuously, never a championship—a gap that defines an unusual legacy of a driver who left deep impressions at multiple top teams yet never … Read more
Few athletes wave goodbye to a full-time motorsport career and immediately build a wine brand, a betting app, and a seat on the sidelines. Daniel Ricciardo did exactly that. The numbers behind his 13-year Formula 1 tenure are clean: eight Grand Prix wins, 32 podiums, and a 3rd-place championship finish twice. This is the evidence-based … Read more
Few drivers have exited a Formula 1 grid with as much goodwill as Daniel Ricciardo, and his 13-year career ended not with a retirement tour but with a quiet move aside after the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix — a decision he told Formula 1 he is grateful for. This is the story of how that … Read more
There aren’t many drivers who can lose a Formula 1 seat twice and still leave the sport as one of its most beloved figures. Daniel Ricciardo did exactly that: eight Grand Prix wins, zero championships, and a grin that made the paddock feel smaller when he left it in 2024 — his story is usually … Read more
Few drivers made overtaking look as joyful as Daniel Ricciardo, and fewer still left Formula One with their smile fully intact. When the Australian ended his F1 career at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, he closed the door on 257 starts and eight wins — then opened another as Ford Racing’s global ambassador in 2025. … Read more
Every now and then, a teenager discovered on a New York City stoop turns out to be exactly what the stories promise — Rosario Dawson is that teenager. An independent-film debut in the 1990s put her on the map, and by 2023 she was the live-action lead of the Disney+ series Ahsoka, a role StarWars.com … Read more