Daniel Ricciardo Spotted Wearing a Watch Worth $300,000 in Gold

In the sporting world, Formula One represents the glitz and glamour. It even acts as a magnet for millionaires, billionaires, and celebrities to each race. The drivers themselves, are highly paid to race, and they know how to spend their hard-earned money. Recently, Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

The 30-year old Australian sported a $300,000 solid gold Patek Philippe Nautilus wristwatch on the show while he talked. However, the watch was not a recent purchase, rather a gorgeous piece bought back in 2017. Interestingly, boxer, Floyd Mayweather also flaunts a gold Nautilus, but his watch has rubies encrusted in it.

In 2019, Ricciardo teamed up with the Renault Sport F1 team for the first time and had a fairly successful season. However, the French manufacturer still finished behind McLaren, so they will be aiming to improve. When Renault signed him at the end of 2018, he became the third-highest paid driver.

How will Daniel Ricciardo perform in 2020

Of course, if his performance improves, he may be in a position to update his expensive toys collection. Of course, he may also choose to update his insane car collection. The 2020 Formula One season kicks off on the 15th of March at the Albert Park circuit, his own home turf.

Of course, since it is Australia, thousands of fans will flock to the circuit to see their man in action. Daniel Ricciardo will also want to make up for the disappointment of last year when he never made it to the first corner. As it turned out, he ran over a loose drain and wrecked his front wing, ending his race.

Since then, Ricciardo has been puttin in decent performances, whenever the car’s reliability didn’t let him down. He even managed to beat his teammate, the highly rated Nico Hulkenberg, in the championship.