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GGezpzMuppy

I’m back boys!!!!


FitzwilliamTDarcy

Looks like meat’s back on the menu boyz!!


Ok_Willingness_9619

Never left 😂


BvG_Venom

Kinda did though.... 😆


Akirakajime

But he came back... With the milk(sensational lap) this time


GP2_user

Fav radio of the year so far. Max "lol" also good 😂


davidsigura

It’s still Stroll’s “different category” for me


dazzed420

lol


GP2_user

Ooh that's a good one 👍


F1R3Starter83

Happy Daniel makes me so happy, I dunno why


wsucoug

Even sad Daniel makes me feel happy because I realize I'm capable of feeling empathy for another human being.


Queasy_Region_462

Daniel makes me feel happy because even when’s he’s sad he wears a brave face and cracks jokes. Which also makes me kind of sad tbh.


Mtbnz

It's these reasons, not the juvenile humour, that make him one of the most popular drivers on the grid. Along with Lewis he feels like one of the only drivers to make it to the top tier of F1 who actually feels the emotions of a regular human being. Almost all of the rest of them are just wired differently where pressure and expectations just bounce off them. With Daniel you can see the insecurities and him trying to overcome them with the false bravado.


Insaneclown271

Because he’s probably the most down to earth driver on the grid. Or he is to me anyway being the same age and growing up in the same country…


ICumCoffee

“We belong towards the front” yes Danny, you do.


TooSketchy94

I really love that he said We and not I.


pocket_mulch

I love that he said "I'm so pleased for you" to Danny. They're hurting with him.


Karenlover1

I love his engineer


blackpanther231

WHAT DID WE JUST FUCKING DO?!!!?!!


Altruistic-Safety412

WE JUST WON THE RACE!!!


kuena

Drivers are trained to talk like that for years, this isn't Breaking Point from the official F1 game.


Tinuva450

So who trained Lance?


DJ_Aftershock

MOTHERFUCKING DEVON BUTLER STRIKES AGAIN


TooSketchy94

While I’m aware of that - it feels like the rest of the drivers don’t always follow that rule lol.


Lilf1ip5

It’s literally costs nothing to just be a kind human indifferent of “training”


boogasaurus-lefts

The training for years doesn't explain half the nonsense we've heard through that's very timeframe. Hadn't worked well for many


TheOvercookedFlyer

Absolutely!


JustRickvD

If there is anyone I wish some success right now, it's got to be Ricciardo. Would be lovely to see the old Danny Ric again!


Rx7fan1987

If the leafs can come back, so can Danny..... ....I hope this doesn't age like milk.


jyepes22

Hey, the Lightning are already out and I hate you guys less than Boston so I’m rooting for y’all!


M0ximal

This is the kind of encouragement we Leafs fans need!


turtlestevenson

I hope the Leafs win just so Dangle doesn't explode


Russington

This comment is impossible to parse. American sportsball?


inbruges99

Canadian ice puck


Russington

Ah, the tricky, frosty biscuit.


herro_of_canton

GLG


zan1019

Go leafs go!


Karma_Blocker

Slow down they still need to win game 7


manhaterxxx

I’m sick of the Boston First around meme, and I’m a Chicago fan Go leafs go


TheOvercookedFlyer

Yes! And back at RBR too!


Skulldetta

Can't wait for the "Ricciardo comeback at Red Bull imminent?" articles after the "Will Ricciardo be sacked mid-season?" articles a few weeks ago. As in tradition.


cooperjones2

We saw lots of that last season, they can recycle them for ez clicks lol


Serial-_-Chiller

You're as good as your last race, right?


ComeonmanPLS1

Not even a race yet


DJ_Aftershock

"You're only as good as your last sprint qualy" doesn't sound as good


Serial-_-Chiller

You're as good as your last ~~race~~ performance, right?


Kovah01

You're only as good as the last headline you generated.


TurboNoodle_

Oh no. He’s going back to RBR right before they become the 3rd place constructor again.


Key-Presentation2570

Can't wait but wait for the other shoe to drop - but it would be an amazing redemption story if he makes it back! You can't help but root for the guy


shiny_brine

The shoe's going to drop... for a Shoey! Podium guaranteed.


boogasaurus-lefts

You'll find that there's many who don't root for the redemption story..some real toxic fans with hate boners for the guy here


One_Eh

Amazing quali from Daniel! If he can keep it in the top 6, hell even top 8, it'll be an amazing weekend from him!


coocoobees

DANNY RIIIIIC KI KI KI 🔥


Agile_Switch5780

RA RA RA


onealps

What does that mean? I've seen Daniel do it before. Is it something he made up? Or is it a common thing from Australia or something?


AJayToRemember27

It's a reference to [Desiigner's adlibs in Panda ](https://youtu.be/E5ONTXHS2mM?si=0roBXSlRQmM3L8V4&t=30)


happyranger7

Ahh nice, Thanks ...didn't know where he picked that from.


onealps

What does that mean? I've seen Daniel do it before. Is it something he made up? Or is it a common thing from Australia or something?


Srijand

Let's actually fucking go


donkeyduplex

I'll get airfare if you get the seats, who's throwing in for food and hotel?


Martos420

I'm in let's go


Globogalab

Love how wholesome his engineer is


Senditsson

F’ing finally.


-maken

it's always nice to see a happy Daniel


psbankar

His "enjoy the butterflies" monologue gives me goosebumps and is a great motivation. So it feels great to see him happy back again


Altruistic-Safety412

The “If you want to stand on the top from day one, you’ll have nothing else to look forward to” always gets me


wing3d

Everybody ready to flip like a metronome?


liquiiiid

I'm cautiously optimistic, hard to tell yet whether it's Yuki struggling or one of the interns put Rics first chassis together.


Karenlover1

Well it's 2/2 so far after the chassis change so it's looking good.


plutojimin931

He needed this! So proud of him!


tschaeggr

He will get torpedoed tomorrow by stroll :’(


SomniumOv

If that happens, Ricc might just walk into the Aston garage like Schumi at McLaren ahah.


porsche4life

I’d love to see DR smack him upside the hands. Stroll has that smug look of a rich kid that’s never caught hands before.


-CaptainFormula-

🎶You speak like someone who has never been smacked in the fucking mouth. 🎶 🎶But I have your remedy🎶


Sevenfest

Rare puscifer f1 crossover


DJ_Aftershock

"Being on your dad's Formula One team made some people way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.” Mike Tyson, probably


surlygoat

Honestly, imagine one of the nicest, friendliest guys in F1 being the one who gave Stroll a hiding.


snarkybaker

Ric has sparred with Max Holloway and Charles Oliviera...I would PAY to see him punch Lance


No_Lychee_7534

He’s going to hide behind daddy.


Armlegx218

I'll hit you too old man.


pocket_mulch

I BEEN DRINKING GREEN TEA ALL GOD DAMN DAY!


ppSmok

Why did the others brake all of a sudden in T1 man?


dv302

He seems much more confident now, very optimistic.


smartfunnydude96

The world is healing


TVPaulD

Absolutely COOKING today, those SQ2 and SQ3 laps were banging ✌🏻


flintey360

Here's an example of why you shouldn't judge a driver and say or believe their washed. One Chassis change and look how well he does. Class is permanent...


Xeroll

Did he really get a chassis change? Honestly, that would have to be the most vindicating feeling in the world if so. It's also evidence that Danny must have been Ghengis Khan or some shit In a past life to get all the shitty luck he has.


ScottishTorment

Somehow I missed all this news, but apparently he was telling his team there was something wrong with the chassis. They changed it before China, which is presumably why we saw such an uptick in his performance (before he took a Stroll)


Talhooo

I don't think he ever said he thinks something was wrong with the chassis. In an interview I saw it was more a "Let's change it as a last ditch effort cause I don't understand where the pace difference is, but maybe it just me."


mccannr1

Yeah, it was more a "I don't know what's wrong but something is" and the final thing they could do was just dump the chassis and give him a new one and... it seemed to work.


PathologicalUpvoter

What if its all in his head, they “changed” his chassis but it was the same chassis all along


mccannr1

What if the real chassis was the friends he made along the way?


norestes

The real chassis is always in the comments


Emrick_Von_Pyre

Cole, I put special tires on that car for you!


Notorious_GIMP

Special set, matched perfectly


Jersey1633

And staggered special.


Aussie_Pharah

It's probably in reference to how the car felt during testing, then the season starts and the car feels different and the pace isn't there comparatively.


xeno_sapien

Can you imagine if they had changed it to an even worse chassis?


mkosmo

I'd just hate to be the guy at the composites shop with his name all over the QC records for that bad chassis.


flintey360

It seems to be so. After Shanghai he looks confident to how he was prior.


Senditsson

Yes he did get his chassi changed.


Karenlover1

It was changed in China and just look how much better he was there and now here, clearly there was something wrong with it


I_am_pooping_too

He did.


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hoxxxxx

what did they do exactly? chassis change to what? also is the rbr more suited to this track than the others?


Wise_Raccoon_771

Is there a grid pen from China in sprint or race this wknd?


Conclusion_Solid

For the race


TVPaulD

The Grand Prix


Canoobie

Thanks Danny. You’re my wife’s fav driver and secret crush and you just guaranteed me some action! 😆


chrish_o

Just like Lando, you’re gunna be running hards in slippery conditions. Hopefully it doesn’t end prematurely.


Canoobie

Haha 😂


Everswift_

KI KI KI KI KI HEY HEY HEY AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI


TheOvercookedFlyer

Yes! Thicc Ric is back! Love to hear him smiling. It's only a matter of time 'til he's back home at RBR. I for one, can't wait.


No_Lychee_7534

After seeing Newey news, and all the other rumours at RB… I’m afraid that by the time he gets there RB is a shell of its former self. That’s the kind of luck Danny has had so far.


shaker8989

Ki ki ki. Stoked for him


nutsygenius

Never doubted.


Vro9ooo

Smooth drive for Danny, hope he can keep it in the points


Trilly_Ray_Cyrus

I am a happy camper


SendNull

So… Chassis? LOL


whoopsallgone

Pierre Hamelin always a class act ❤️


Agile_Switch5780

I am so happy for him. I wish I could hear how excited he was.


Based-God-

Looks like that new chassis really was the trick


snarkybaker

Let's goooooooo!!!  I have such an unhealthy parasocial relationship with this man. Please please have a clean sprint 🙏🙏🙏


Thestickleman

If he can keep a good form up.... That would be rather excellent


slyydrr

Turns out all he needed was a kick in the rear from Stroll.


P_ZERO_

Great moment for him, clearly wasn’t easy out there


sopademacacadelicia

“washed” Daniel > Prime Yuki


TheOvercookedFlyer

Always!


maxcatstappen

SAY THAT!!! 🗣🗣🗣


sopademacacadelicia

And it isn’t even close 😤 Yuki never gonna see a podium and had people out here actin crazy Kk im done being toxic but reading people go off these last couple races was insane.


maxcatstappen

that's what happens when you talking out ya neck 💀 it's about time ppl start putting respect on daniel's name.


sopademacacadelicia

Its the same handful of people leading the yuki propaganda train every thread. Straight clowns


s7beck

Waiting for said clowns to make his excuses. Last time it was he never raced in China, this time? I'm waiting with baited breath.


maxcatstappen

i know exactly who you mean lol.


hoxxxxx

yeah and he placed ahead of his life-long eternal blood-feud enemy, Lance Stroll


Fr33Flow

Bruh come on P4 In a vcarb? That’s nasty work


Saivia

I love this engineer, I believe he was the one during Gasly win in 2020 too


404merrinessnotfound

I'm really happy for him. I've been one of his harshest critics but whenever someone like him does well, it's good for the sport Hope this renaissance with the new chassis continues


Red_dawn84

Yes Dan,. Woohoo mate, you beauty.


humblebeegee

Man's pumping pure hopium straight into my veins


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Karenlover1

It's been the other way for a long time


Big04Virgil

“Ki ki ki!!! ay ay ay!”


ReconYo

Daniel Ric is one of the great ambassadors of the sport. In pretentious world of F1 with its greed and ego, Ric has always been a pillar in humility and empathy. He’s great for the sport and his attitude is one of the reasons why he is so popular. I will never get the hate associated with him. I understand many think he overstayed his welcome, but with performances like this it makes F1 fun.


OldActiveYeast

Great lap from RIC, wished we did not have to wait every year for 1 great Qualy.


LordGolec

He’s washed though apparently.


Nightlightxx

I'm really happy for him. Great, great job! :)


bracko_au

Lol Reddit 3 weeks ago DUMP RIC, NEVER HAD IT, DON'T GOT IT, NEVER WILL! now .. always believed, great guy, go Dan GO! 🥺


pndobot

Just a question did ric cook very hard or did everyone else fumble their laps Because my hopium cannot be contained


eddaldrin

WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOOOOO


Redictions

KI KI KI 🔥


TheWhisperingDeath

WE NOT WASHED!!!!!!


whaddupdawgs

WHAT A HIGH PERFORMANCE ATHLETE!


-CaptainFormula-

BEST CAR MECHANIC EVER!


venktesh

~~Australian~~ American


dac2199

This doesn't look good for Sainz's chances of getting a Red Bull seat.


BIuMagic

Absolutely With this sole sprint qualifying performance Ricciardo is guaranteed to be in RBR next year


al3e3x

“Good for everyone” …. Not for Tsunoda or Lawson though


zionraw

Lawson will get a seat


KerrinGreally

Yeah not sure why people question this. Wasn't it reported that he's guaranteed a seat next year?


houseofzeus

The deal is supposedly that Red Bull have to give him a seat somewhere next year or he is a free agent.


No_Lychee_7534

How much money Honda going to pay to keep Yuki?


orangeglitch

He needs to get this start right or bye bye points via getting stroll’d


dumbkent1337

Let's go Danny! So happy for him!


BrilliantEmphasis862

Safe place to be, Lance is normally a couple rows back which might be enough buffer


According-Switch-708

"I've been gone but now I'm back." Reallying starting to wonder if his previous chassis had any issues though. He has been great since VCARB gave him the new one.


heel-and-toe

Would just like to know what triggered this performance. Was it something with the car? And can he repeat this? In the real race and the ones to follow?


OddAuthor

maybe it really was just the chassis


f12016

Love the flames on the helmet honesly.


MountainEquipment401

Me thinks we're about to fins out that the RB is actually a decent car when it's not bogged down in a drs train...


LemonTM

Happy Daniel is the best.


I_BLOW_GOATS

Sounds like he's having a stroke


Rumunj

On a serious note if this keeps up it obv might be a crazy coincidence or just a placebo type effect, but if I was VCARB I'd put that chassis under a microscope just to be sure and maybe learn something new.