“16 & a Half” Inches Was Once Enough for Daniel Ricciardo To Embarrass the Voice of F1

Popular for his late braking and killer instincts on track, Daniel Ricciardo has always been a force to reckon with. But the man from Land Down Under, who has one of the most contagious smiles in F1, has an aura that’s different from the rest of the pack. Fearsome on the track on his peak, and awesome off the track, the former McLaren driver is surely one to remember. The funny man that he is, on one such occasion, showed the world and Ted Kravitz his humor.

In a video from Out of Context F1 YouTube channel, Ricciardo was seen getting his neck measured by Kravitz, the voice of F1. The commentator measured the Australian’s neck and went on to note down the inches. “Only 16 and a half, ” Kravitz said. Ricciardo replied, “Really? Your neck’s fatter than mine?”

“Yeah, my neck’s fatter than yours,” further said the F1 commentator, to which the F1 driver replied, “Why I said fatter? So I gotta do more weight and you got to eat less burgers.” This meant, despite being an F1 driver, who needs neck muscles to withstand the g forces, his neck was slimmer than the commentator’s, which is not very usual. However, the conversation didn’t end there.

As the video continued, the Red Bull driver then said, “Get the other measurements,” to which Kravitz replied, “I knew you’d go there.”

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With this, the video came to an end. The footage, from Ricciardo’s Red Bull days, was uploaded to the channel a year ago. After the 2018 season, the Aussie decided to jump ship and join Renault. But as things stand, the 33-year-old is back at his ‘home’ team.

Daniel Ricciardo revealed astonishing details before returning to Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo re-joined Red Bull in a reserve driver’s role at the end of the 2022 F1 season. However, the Bulls weren’t the only team that reached out for the Australian’s service as they believed Daniel Ricciardo’s American stardom could be beneficial. Talking about this, Ricciardo, in a recent interview with F1’s Beyond The Grid podcast, revealed the intricate details of the same.

The Honey Badger said, “There was a couple of times where [Ferrari] was linked. But, I think coming back to a seat next year as Guenther [Steiner, Haas Team Principal] said, he reached out and stuff.”

“The more… days that passed and, especially as I did the triple-header to get back into the second half of the season – so three days on the bounce – it became more and more clear that it wasn’t about what phone call I was receiving; it was about me acknowledging that I just ultimately don’t want to be competing next year,” concluded the former McLaren driver.

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Red Bull is to start their 2023 campaign with the same Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez line-up with Ricciardo as their third. The Milton-Keynes-based team is hopeful to chase down the third consecutive driver’s championship and second consecutive constructors’ championship.