Daniel Ricciardo Buries the Past To Hang Out With Inadvertent F1 Nemesis

If McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo stint was uncomfortable, then the manner in which he was ousted from the team was nothing short of a disaster. The honey badger was shown the door a year earlier than his contract suggested. And as if that wasn’t enough, he was replaced by another Australian who was 12 years his junior. Whatever may have been going on behind the scenes at Woking, you’re right to assume love isn’t really lost between Ricciardo and Oscar Piastri.

But the honey badger is like the honey badger does. A new snap of Piastri has quickly gone viral on social media platform Twitter. The young Australian can be seen cruising the streets of Melbourne in his McLaren sports car. Pretty banal, right? Well, it wasn’t just that.

Fans react to Daniel Ricciardo’s cameo with Oscar Piastri in Melbourne

Observant F1 fans quickly turned their attention to the co-driver. And from the first look at the picture on Twitter, it appears to be none other than Daniel Ricciardo! This revelation stunned F1 fans around the world. Let’s take a look at some of the fan reactions from this supposed Oscar Piastri – Daniel Ricciardo tag.

The fans were left in disbelief. As the whole Ricciardo-Piastri-McLaren saga unfolded, many thought there must have been bad blood. However, according to some fans, it seems like Ricciardo managed a 2000 IQ move! One fan even tweeted, “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”

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Well, to be fair, Ricciardo has cleared the air over Piastri in the past. And as it turns out, Daniel Ricciardo is still welcome to race at McLaren!

McLaren CEO Zak Brown leaves the door open for Daniel Ricciardo to make a comeback

The way McLaren and Daniel Ricciardo parted was tough, to say the least. But following his exit and the unidentified greatness that is Oscar Piastri, McLaren boss Zak Brown has reopened his doors to the late Ricciardo.

In a YouTube interview for the team, Brown said: “He has the talent. He showed us that in Monza and won eight Grand Prix. It’s frustrating for all of us. I really hope to see him back on the grid in Formula 1, which is his wish and the door remains open for him to drive a McLaren in the future. If the stars are right I would love to race with him again.”

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Can we see Daniel Ricciardo making an F1 comeback with McLaren in the near future?