Daniel Ricciardo is many things, but one thingโs for certain is that heโs the best bloke on the grid. Behind his beaming smile, you best believe Ricciardo has quips and banter loaded up, ready to go. In no particular order, weโve sourced some bloody brilliant one-liners and Daniel Ricciardo quotes from over the years.
Check them out.
1. Dan on careers
Aside from the money, glamour, travel, and adrenaline, why did you want to be a racing driver?
โUhhh, exactly those things.โ
2. Dan on highs and lows
โSport does that, itโs up and down and it does kick you in the nuts sometimes I guess, or you feel like it does; or if you are female it kicks you inโฆ whatever it is.โ
3. Dan on failure
โWhen I saw Max out there I thought, โaw, hell, ma boyโs done it again!'โ โ spoken in his best Texan accent, reflecting on Max Verstappenโs DNF at the 2016 US GP.
4. Dan on taking chances
โSometimes youโve gotta just lick the stamp and send it.โ
5. Dan getting existential
โIโm kind of not sure if my name is Daniel, David, Darren, I donโt really know anything anymore โ like Zoolander, where he looks into the puddle, โWho am I?โ Is it the puddle?โ Yeah. Anyway. What did you ask me?โ
6. Dan on culture
โTop oโ the morninโ to you Grahamโฆ Oh, youโre Scottish! Iโve wanted you to ask me a question all weekend. I was waiting to say that and I blew it. Viva Scotland!โ
7. Dan on hurdles
What do you have to do to get a break?
โHave a Kit-Kat.โ
8. Dan on shoey science
โIf the Champagne is cold, then it tastes good. Normally on the podium, itโs cold so you donโt get all the flavours but if itโs warm, then you get the sweat and all that through itโฆ the cold taste kills the bad stuff.โ
9. Dan on Netflix
โNetflix are a real bunch of cunts, arenโt they?โ
10. Dan on Max
โI wish I had Maxโs hair. Not his pubic hair though.โ