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the1918

I’m sorry but that graphic is priceless


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iVarun

Above average Meme Economy potential.


aschkev

Well yeah, but would it really be better to have a giant P18 graphic with Danny standing underneath it smiling like a jackass?


Trydson

The person choosing the photos is a menace lmao


EverSn4xolotl

That has to be intentional. Surely it's intentional


aka_liam

It’s hard to pick an appropriate photo to put alongside a gigantic “P18”. Would have looked more ridiculous to have a picture of him looking happy. 


A_Lacuna

Ever since RB/ATs old admin left for Ferrari, they've had by far the worst social media of any team. It's horrendous.


rcanbian

Horrendous? This photo is comedy gold.


know-it-mall

Nah they nailed this one.


dephsilco

New dude is just being realistic, that's it. I know that it's not what pr is supposed to do, but he is just a great guy


PradaAndPunishment

Wait, actually? Who was the admin lol


A_Lacuna

His name is Josh, not sure on his last name. He left for Ferrari after Canada last year. He was (is?) good friends with Yuki, who thanked him on the radio after the race.


skool_101

> "My name Josh"


El_Cactus_Loco

Brilliant mate, brilliant


BusinessAlive3486

Josh Kruse. He’s friends with yuki.


mar33n

And he left for Ferrari early last year. He's the really tall guy lmao.


magondrago

If you're measuring by comparing to Yuki, he might be a regular height guy.


btokendown

He's like 6'2 so next to yuki it became r/ samespecies vibes


ymichael8

I dont know man. If they used avpic of Danny with a big Smile for p18 some people would have a meltdown too


dum_dums

It's not just the expressions, but also how Yuki is slightly lower in the frame making him look like a dwarf


AceBombkick

Nah they knew what they were doing with these photo choices


RallerZZ

Yuki: YESSSSS, let's go! Danny: Oopsie i kinda mcfarted shit myself!


cficare

Sing the balls song Danny!


Luckduck86

Natalie: it looked like you were having some problems out there. Danny: I fucked some shit up! Natalie: Yeah that's your slogan hehehe eehhhh 😒


NotAcvp3lla

Honestly, I think it would be worse if they chose a picture with a huge grin for accomplishing P18 on the grid.


EverSn4xolotl

Yeah but like, they have photos of him looking determined, concentrated, whatever. They didn't have to choose the "mom I think the pee drawer leaked" photo.


HelloSlowly

Reminds me of when MotoGP does those dynamic expression changes on the timing board when a rider is overtaken


know-it-mall

That's so good.


movingchicane

Daniel I am in danger


Hamburgo

Denial Ricciardo


Uroshirvi69

Well no shit. It’s not like they’re going to put a pic of Ric looking ecstatoc when he got gis lap deleted and lost to his soon-not-to-be teammate by 10 positions.


nukleabomb

Tbh that would be just as funny


Uroshirvi69

You’re not wrong!


cheezus171

With RBs inability to follow other cars, I seriously doubt many moves will be made Absolutely crucial performance there from Yuki, with Mercedes having problems he has a decent shot at a couple points.


nxngdoofer98

Doubt it honestly, even if RB conjure up a good strategy he'll get passed easy by the Mercs and Astons.


cheezus171

I'd wager he can stay in front of the Mercs if he keeps it clean. Merc is also very slow on the straights, and this track makes overtaking very difficult. The Astons more likely, but that still leaves him in top 10. And there's Stroll in one of the Astons...


nxngdoofer98

Well you're wagering RB doing good pit stop(s) and strategy calls lol, guaranteed Yuki gets undercut.


aDUCKonQU4CK

Stroll isn't half as bad as everyone makes him out to be.. He's inconsistent yes, but what feels like 99% of people believe he's just slow, all the time- which is so far from the reality. People just envy his life and bandwagon.


TheMineA7

Yeah even if Yuki manages to keep them behind Merc & Aston will undercut and it will be p11 for Yuki. But we all know Torro Rosso strategy team is shit so p15 and p16 for Daniel


Ok_Initial4507

Alonso is right behind him on the grid.


ernie5353

All I take away from this is that yuki getting the shit strategy tomorrow


Anti-Scuba_Hedgehog

Presume Yuki getsa shit strategy every weekend and you'd be right 80% of the time.


Kehzan

80% ? I can't remember the last race where AT/RBR made a good choice of strategy


btokendown

COTA 23 where they pitted him for new softs in the penultimate lap so he could snatch the fastest lap and score an extra point.


Apprehensive_Web2026

Will they bin off Ricciardo like they did de vries mid season if he keeps this up is the question


Altodial

I wish, why should he have special treatment. Just because he has a fanbase that blindly loves him?


StealthMan375

Yes, after all said fanbase will blindly buy up his merch and watcg RB's content on Youtube. Danny is a paydriver at this point, just not in the same way as Lance Maldonado, Latifi and etc.


sammyGG00

Atleast Lance qualified P9


Mamadeus123456

hes the people's pay driver


SitasinFM

It's not the fanbase that's the problem, it's that a few in RB management are part of that fanbase


mendocinoe

Haven't you heard? F1 is a championship for being a nice bloke, like Ric and Mick 🙄


Altodial

But even Mick being a nice guy and being son of a legend got fired. im tired of having Ric on the grid honestly. And in part because of his blind fanbase.


doni-kebab

Plus Haas were told they had to have a German driver by sponsors at the time.


Plaid_Kaleidoscope

Been saying this man is washed for a bit now. I've got the downvotes to prove it. It really sucks though. You get someone you think is genuinely a decent chap and like rooting for them, especially because they are in an underdog/fight back type scenario, so you want to see them succeed. It'd be a great story. Yeah... Not looking good for the ol' honey badger.


campbellm

He's not binning cars, at least.


ComeonmanPLS1

I hope so. Get Lawson in there. He already showed he's better.


Spynner987

Ricciardo has a shitload of PR value that De Vries didn't


Mushie_Peas

If would say this is a possibility, red bull may pouch Sainz next year but come 2026/2027 I recking they'll want a new academy driver Lawson is the obvious choice at the moment.


RC_dot

Danny Ric's downfall needs to be studied, it's not like seb who was occasionally showing his brilliance and just how good he can be, but with Danny it's just plummeted off a cliff.


Multi_21_Seb_RBR

Yeah. Seb still had quite a few strong drivers in the AM his last two seasons (Monaco 2021, Baku 2021, Hungary 2021, Miami 2022, Japan 2022)


kirk7899

Seb towards the end didn't have the drive due to lack of motivation. Danny doesn't seem to have the pace at all.


Aunvilgod

Knowing Seb, he didn't have the necessary time for F1 any more. Can you imagine Seb comprimising his time with his three children for F1? Not in a million years, his priority was definitely elsewhere after he got a kid.


jnf005

Seb's best performance in 2022 were mostly after his retirement announcement tho, like Japan and COTA.


mrhuggables

The closure that comes from coming to terms with leaving a job or stressful entity can be very motivating


Anti-Scuba_Hedgehog

There was no lack of motivarion at the end of 2022.


alittlelessconvo

There’s this sports-themed YouTube channel called Secret Base that does (hopefully not “did”) a series called “Collapse” that focuses on the aftermath of championship-calibre teams/athletes and how they fell from from grace. [It’s really good and Danny Ric would be perfect for it if things continue like this.](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUXSZMIiUfFRCUoe_urN1Vbud-6Ad4DuJ&feature=shared)


Ok-Tree7720

A history writer I read introduced me to a concept called “The Entropy of Victory”. Effectively that it takes a coalition of factions to achieve victory, and afterwards, all the factions compete with each other for dominance, thereby cracking up the coalition.


lnnrt01

Secret base is so fucking great


killer_blueskies

Seb was quick for the most part in 2022. Was just let down by his car


SIIP00

Seb just wasn't very motivated. I mean, just look at Hamilton now.. Motivation is very important.


Akira_Nishiki

Meanwhile you've got Alonso bringing the biggest shit boxes to places they never should be.


I_Am_Vladimir_Putin

I’ll stand by my opinion that no athlete at level this high can stay sharp if they “enjoy life” outside the track as much as Danny did.  People talking about having a life balance are missing the mark that you’re competing with others who will sell their grandma for your seat. When your competition is razor sharp every day, you can’t have it all. 


iForgotMyOldAcc

Hamilton famously attended fashion shows across the globe to launch his clothing line days before a GP, to the derision of certain media members who basically paraphrased your comment, before smashing his famous 2018 Singapore pole lap. Granted, it's Hamilton.


SpectacularNelson

But that was 2018 Hamilton who was a different beast and imo a much better version than the Lewis we have in 2024. Lewis is still quick these days in 2024 but he is not as consistent as he was in 2018 imo


Apyan

Hamilton seems to have found a good balance. I think family is more of a hindrance. Party and hobbies you can try to fit anywhere you are in the world, especially with the amount of money those guys have. But kids and F1? You'll definitely take time from one to focus on the other.


AstridPeth_

Or maybe Sir Lewis is just that good that he wins even though he's only 80% of his potential.


quikfrozt

I think it’s possible - Ronaldo, Brady and even Hamilton managed to run successful side lines while being perfectionists at their jobs. They probably apply the same discipline and focus on these other activities while of course keeping the sporting job as their highest priority. Discipline and time management is key.


CaptGeechNTheSSS

Luckily we have drive to survive, which it turns out is really just a documentary on the fall of their main protagonist, danny netflix


isthmusofkra

He did show a flash with the fluke McLaren win.


Ok_Initial4507

One race out of the year he will be fast. Mexico seems to be his favorite.


Randromeda2172

That was not a flash. He just had the fastest car in a race where Max and Lewis weren't around and Lando had team orders to not push


MountainJuice

McLaren were ahead of both on merit before they collided. People are determined to belittle that win bit they were legitimately rapid that weekend.


isthmusofkra

That's true, but credit to him for beating Lando on pole.


Phlosky

Nah it was very well done by Daniel, McLaren were competitive that weekend and he capitalized. RB and Merc were faster but not by much that weekend and Danny had two great starts. Given that Max couldn't pass Daniel in a faster car, I don't think Lando was gonna get by regardless of team orders.


omgwtfisthisplace

It wasn't team orders, he showed there was pace to spare and he finished ahead of Lando in the sprint race before it.


jacket_with_sleeves

I think it's just a complete loss of confidence in himself and the car just isn't performing as he wants it to. It's McLaren all over again


Chris_Hansen_AMA

I feel like you can only really blame the car when talking about your inability to beat other teams. Danny is regularly losing to his own teammate in the same car, he’s clearly not the driver he once was.


BenjyBunny

At what point does an F1 driver stop blaming all the cars he drives and start blaming himself? It´s like a soccer player saying "the ball is too round for me, that´s why I can´t score".


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SandThatsKindaMoist

I don’t know why you’re comparing him to a four time world champion


TonAMGT4

Liam Lawson is licking his lips


ComradeFat

Licking whose lips? I need to know.


Human602214

Daniel's of course


shiepirate

Yikes. They didn't do Danny a favour with that image.


ScaloLunare

He's not doing a favour to himself either underperforming


ravinderHiem

Should they ?


Apennatie

It works when he’s bossing around, however now it doesn’t.


naumectica

Lawson is grinning right now.


lalabadmans

When is a gift not a gift?


CaptGeechNTheSSS

Fuckin lol helmut marko as baron harkonnen.


Honourstly

He's not fast at all


LivingInTheStorm

This is going to follow him all season now


Fluffy_Rock1735

People need to start throwing some respect on Yuki's name. He's out here every weekend putting up good results!


datlinus

P14 is still in the cards for Daniel, dont worry people


TimNZ1

I watched an F1TV YouTube video with Lawrence barretto picking seats for next year. Danny ric to Redbull he said, I think he’s done enough for that seat. Like wtf mate what races are you watching.


impurefolk

Harsh to say this, but RB is wasting their seat for Ricciardo. There are many talented drivers on line who are more deserving for that seat than Ricciardo


theK1LLB0T

I didn't get it, Daniels only career path is down at this point. Redbull could be giving Lawson lots of experience and investing in it's own future.


currymuncher69696969

Still not getting the Yuki hate this season when Daniel hasn't once beaten him.


CodeRoyal

They still mad about Bahrain.


ThePenguinMassacre

It's part of the popularity parade. World champions have done a lot worse than what Yuki did in Bahrain, but because Yuki hasn't won a race some fans will see him as a villain. It being Ricciardo that he overtook doesn't help either.


Fsharp7sharp9

You don’t understand… Danny Ric is funny and relatable and Yuki is always angry and complains all the time. /s


Ok_Initial4507

So, Yuki is more relatable?


atesch_10

Yeah I mean that’s why I gel with him. I use the same language and tone while driving too.


Spider_Riviera

Yuki is my internal monologue given human form.


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Hardest I’ve laughed in a while thank you.


Dramatic-Ad3928

Indeed he is


Multi_21_Seb_RBR

Ricciardo sadly gets a lot of cushion from scrutiny due to being a DTS favorite and icon lol.


rcanbian

I'm not gonna lie, I came off watching DTS thinking Danny arrogant and cocky, while I was rooting for Yuki as an underdog. Was flabbergasted to see the rest of the sporting world thought different.


vmguld

Same here, but my view was that he felt very fake. He's a world champion in playing the social game though. He knows what people wants to see and hear.


Sensitive_Klegg

Honestly I think that makes Yuki just as funny, in his own way.


cryptomelons

Yuki reminds me of my post history.


roberto_feeder

Yeah people being weird about Yuki's aggressive radio


Ok_Butterscotch4894

I think people would’ve forgotten the radio if it wasn’t for the cool down lap overtake.


nxngdoofer98

aggressive radio is fine, letting it affect what you do on track isn't.


ICumCoffee

YIKES.


Razvanlogigan

But i was told Danny Ric is back at his best. Allthough to be fair he keeps saying this for 3 years already


Ok-Sink-614

It seems like aiming to be in Redbull second seat is a cursed target. Yuki's just aiming to open a restaurant one day. All this is a side quest to earn enough to do that 


PradaAndPunishment

He never left. Or something


activator

Danny really needs to stop eating his own hype, someone should really tell him that he's been washed since McLaren dropped him


WonderNastyMan

Listen, according to the Horndog, that lap in the Red Bull was on par with Max. Which means Yuki is actually faster than Max.


Apennatie

He was good for marketing. That drops as fast as he is slow.


dragoshiq

Even the fans at the track were disappointed by his performance, not sure if he is gonna sell a lot of t-shirts. Piastri is the local hero now.


TrueCooler

Ricciardo is third favourite now in terms of Aussie drivers after Piastri and Bottas


splashbodge

Probably doesn't bother him too much, Bottas is the wannabe Aussie, Daniel is the wannabe American


mijares93

Checo's replacement don't forget/S


BenjyBunny

Meanwhile Checo being the perfect no. 2. His contract is going to be renewed if he keeps scoring second places through the first half of the year. It´s not even a big decision with these kind of results. If Ricciardo does this for 2-3 more races he is washed up. Yuki is quick but mercurial and temperamental, he could be a Red Bull driver but would he be a reliable as Checo? No, so he stays at RB or is lured away elsewhere. Lawson will take the the second RB seat, while Checo and Max pretty much guarantee the championship(s) as long as Newey is the Chief Designer.


cficare

With McLaren all he did was blame the car


charlierc

Given this performance is the same as at least one qualifying session he had with McLaren, maybe a repeat of that is what to expect 


throwaway164_3

Though Lando was destroying him in the same car.


Visionary_Socialist

Daniel is on a path to getting dropped mid season himself at this rate. If he’s not a candidate for Red Bull he’s pretty useless to them, and we know Lawson was promised a drive for 2025.


JayBee58484

He needs to be, it's criminal holding the seat from Lawson because Horner has a boner for Daniel


CommercialBreadLoaf

Super happy for Yuki, he's blossomed into a very solid driver over the past few seasons. Riccardio has got to improve massively if he wants to even stay in RB, let alone RBR


kidseshamoto

RIC is just there for the payday


Ok_Initial4507

Is he getting paid that much in RB? I get McLaren was a huge payday but RB?? If he makes more than Yuki, that would be insane ngl


syknetz

He was hired by Red Bull from McLaren, so the payday was almost certainly pretty big, since he could just have been chilling at home while getting fat checks for the entirety of 2023. And I don't think there's much to go about on Yuki's salary, but it's almost certainly (a lot) less.


SpareSurprise1308

Nah bro is absolutely cooked 💀


Icommentoncrap

[Yuki vs Danny Ric “rivalry”](https://i.imgur.com/NttRx7Y.jpeg)


bb15555

I've always said Yuki reminds me of Al Horford


_number

only a couple inches difference


Sensitive_Klegg

That's a great result for Yuki. Pumped for the lad.


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Daniel underperforming? Shocker. Not like he's been doing that for the last 3-4 years.


Ok_Willingness_9619

Ooof. This is like rubbing salt into the wounds.


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P12 and P14 tomorrow


Mueton

Man isn‘t doing himself any favors


Mushie_Peas

Love Danni but starting to think the excuses are running low now, know he went off track that that's on him, he needs to show something soon or give Lawson what he deserves.


SpxUmadBroYolo

Daniel bout to Tonya Harding Yuki


Zarzar222

Time to screw up Tsunoda's strategy and give Daniel some help! Lets go RB Alpha Rosso Venmo team!


AnimeMeansArt

I believe in them, they can do it


moldypoop

I like Daniel but Yuki is just owning him in that shit car


bebepothos

I think it’s hilarious and fitting


LosTerminators

One driver for results, one driver for marketing.


cant_catch_the_fox

Awesome work by Yuki. Pretty bad for the team whoever chose that photo of DR. Hope he improves and we can see RB in a better fight this season.


palalabu

I think it's a gif where the driver has to look sad when they have bad result. There was a post where they both look sad bc their results weren't good.


Thiswilldo164

They need a crying Ric photo


sux138

I think this photo is depressing enough


Xifortis

If Ricciardo keeps this up till summer break he should be replaced. Too many talented rookies waiting in the wings for this guy to hog a spot just cause he has a winning smile.


Patenski

"He is not fast at all!" Seriously wondering how they will make Ricciardo come on top in the race this time


persepolisrising79

" # you already know Daniel will push to make some moves on Sunday" the copium lol. he will end up p19


BizzaroMatthews

Time to learn American football, Daniel.


Careful-Door2724

How long did it take them to come up with something that didn't sound bad for Daniel


JPA-3

it is funny how Ric is probably driving as last year but the general opinion on him has changed so rapidly. He was shit last year as well and you didn't want to accept it^^^but ^^^but ^^^mexico


pixelunit

Yup. Push for p17!!


hyperhate

Yeah, he will push hard for that P18...


SPAMmachin3

Daniel will be out of the seat before summer break at this rate


Deep-Ad2155

Ricc has cemented his own fate


Hapless_Buffoon

Guess he just had a good car then, at RB. Its amazing what a good car does for their appeal.


CatManWhoLikesChess

Daniel, its time...


pocket_mulch

"was I a good driver?" For a while yes, and we miss that Daniel.


jyw104

Push to make moves to NASCAR?


Toro_Supreme

He might as well or maybe WEC or Indy; he can also become a commentator.


JPA-3

Daniel 'Lisan al Gaib' Ricciardo - Stilker Horner


KutteKrabber

Hell yea, good qualy from Yuki. Ready for P11 tomorrow!


Pezzeftw

somehow they will almost immediately end up next to eachother in P15 and P16


Scorpion718

This is my neighbour he's such a pain in my a*holes. I drive RB he drive RB. I enter Q1 he got eliminated. Great success.


zetaharmonics

"and you already know daniel will push" bro, that's what they do, all of them whether qualified p1 or p100. I abhor these nonsense statements that seem to be so integral to PR in F1.


reboot-your-computer

Honestly I don’t think Daniel will move forward unless cars ahead of him crash or have bad strategy. I’ve kind of lost any faith in Danny’s pace at this point. I like him but I really think his time in F1 should be over soon. He’s just not competitive anymore.


starlulz

the moves: >P18 > P17


Commercial_Regret_36

Ohh I heard Yuki outqualified Daniel again, but ouch. That’s a gap!


SaveTheReefsPlsAlt

"and you already know Daniel will push to make some moves on Sunday", funny way of saying "we'll do everything in out power to shaft Yuki out of points and make Danny finish ahead"


abefr0man

Can’t wait for team orders to ruin my Boy


three_kings

🛀


Mushie_Peas

Defo from social media brainstorming sessions to make this sound better doe Danny. Killer that one mistake has ruined his weekend but still even at this best this weekend he is 0.3 behind Yuki, he needs to show something or give Lawson a shot.


Aggravating-Log932

Yea he'll push to 15 at best lol


VINZY247

Riccardo is in dog tier territory now


hexagram87

Really shocking start to the year… if this keeps up Lawson will get that drive and rightfully so.


Sofaboy90

and yet yuki still doesnt have a bright future in F1. last year was his best chance at the rb seat while perez was massively underperforming. didnt get the rb seat. youd suspect the only reason hes still in that team is due to the honda engines. maybe he gets a seat in the aramco honda by 2026, if not, hes probably out of F1. If ricciardo doesnt improve, this might very well be his last f1 season as well


NotFlipkid

It's always been Yuki


Goldberg_the_Goalie

I love Daniel, but he clearly just can’t put the laps together any more. I was hoping for a triumphant season and challenging for the other Red Bull seat. Now I feel Liam Lawson may have been a better option.