Daniel Ricciardo Stirs Up F1 World as He Follows Lewis Hamilton’s Footsteps With $200 Billion Production House

McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo, one of the most famous names in the world of F1, is getting his own scripted series! The Australian driver has had a pretty decent run in the sport and has accumulated numerous fans over his career that has seen him drive for Toro Rosso, Red Bull, and Renault. This news has left the F1 fraternity excited.

F1 has grown tremendously over the past few years, with series like Drive to Survive playing a major role in attracting non-traditional European audiences. American audiences now also take a keen interest in the motorsport world, and ‘Honey Badger‘ has emerged as a major beneficiary.

The Aussie has become a popular star in the United States. Be it headlining the Ellen show or teaching Trevor Noah the famed ‘Shoey’, Ricciardo is a much-wanted figure. Hence, he was a natural pick for the Disney-backed American streaming service Hulu, which will release a half-hour scripted television show based on F1.

Now Twitter fans have reacted to this news, giving their perspective on this.

The ‘Honey Badger’ will reportedly don the hat of an executive producer for the series and will help them develop it. The project is currently in its infant stages, looking for writers, etc. Previously, an Apple documentary based on Lewis Hamilton had also been announced, with another project featuring Brad Pitt underway. This makes Ricciardo the second racer to land something similar.

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This is a great off-F1 venture for Ricciardo as well, who has seen criticism on his driving in the past few months. However, the latest reports suggest that all is well between him and his Woking-based team.

Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren F1 are healing the bond

McLaren CEO Zak Brown, previously, openly criticized Ricciardo. The boss shocked everyone with his statements, confessing that the desired expectations have not been met. Later on, team tensions were at an all-time high during the Baku race. Angry fans complained about McLaren’s team orders to keep Ricciardo behind during a point in the race.

Now Brown has claimed, “We have a great relationship and had dinner a couple of weeks ago in London. We have good laughs together, and enjoy racing together, so the relationship with Daniel has never been better.”

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So, what do you think? Is Ricciardo going to improve from here on, or is this the beginning of the end for him?