F1 Benchwarmer Daniel Ricciardo Set to Emulate Michael Schumacher as Part of His Red Bull Duties in 2023

Michael Schumacher came back from his retirement to join the debuting Mercedes team in 2010. And while he couldn’t replicate Ferrari’s glory with them, one of his hurrahs with them remains an iconic one. While a 2013 skiing accident put the German away from the spotlight for good, a new proposed feat by Daniel Ricciardo has reminded us of the golden man of the sport of Formula 1. But what has Ricciardo done to reignite history?

Daniel is now back at his first motoring home, Red Bull, where he is married to testing, simulator, and promotional duties. While he did miss out on the opportunity to take an RB car around his dream venue of Bathurst, another iconic feat has come his way. As reported by Motorsport-Total, Dany will drive a demonstration lap in the Red Bull show car. This will be the first official lap demo since the Red Baron took the Mercedes W02 around Nurburgring – Nordschleife.

However, there will be no official Grand Prix at the iconic track. However, the show runs through the Green Hell will be held. As reported, “On September 9th, he will celebrate the comeback of the premier class on the Nordschleife alongside other former Formula 1 driver and complete show runs. The last time a Formula 1 car roared around the track was in 2013 when Michael Schumacher was in a Mercedes as part of the 24-hour race.”

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And while the track may seem iconic from Schumacher’s perspective, another legend pulled off a literal phoenix-like rising from ashes there.

Michael Schumacher is not the only legendary driver to have a historic connection with Nordschleife

A week before the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, even though he was the fastest driver on that circuit at the time, Lauda urged his fellow drivers to boycott the race because of safety concerns. However, what followed became a chapter for the history books.

The legendary Niki Lauda was involved in one of the fiercest crashes of F1 history. Driving for Ferrari, Lauda went off the track, hit the embankment, and burst into flames. Interestingly, the man stood up after the accident but collapsed later. While he was given “last rites” at the hospital, he survived to rewrite history books. And came back to race only six weeks later to race at Monza finishing fourth.

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Which is your favorite circuit around the world? Does F1 still go racing there?