The Honey Badger made it back to his home team, Red Bull, after having left his seat at McLaren at the end of the 2022 season. Daniel Ricciardo has taken a back seat for the upcoming season, as he takes up the role of the third driver for the Milton Keynes-based team.
Ricciardo took to his Twitter to mention his return to the Bulls. This has been a special shift for the Aussie as he is back to the team, where it all started for him. The F1 journey started with immense promise for the Aussie. However, things didn’t quite go in his favor as he left the Austrian team after 2018.
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Twitter went wild as the Aussie took to his Instagram and Twitter to post about his shift in the F1 world.
They had plenty to contribute to his latest post, and they weren’t afraid to share their thoughts on the subject. Some were blatantly honest about their thoughts. Some thought Daniel Ricciardo is after Sergio Perez’s seat at Red Bull.
Fans contributed to the news of Daniel Ricciardo making a shift to Red Bull for 2023
After seeing everything that happened between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez at the 2022 Brazilian Grand Prix, it seems fans have made up their mind about what the future lineup at Red Bull will look like. As per a lot of them, Daniel will eventually replace the Mexican as Verstappen’s teammate. And this is what fans tried to tell Perez as he commented positively on Ricciardo’s announcement on Instagram.
Checo doing his very, very best to seem supportive and not show his fear😶
— Rose K (@RoseK24206400) November 23, 2022
When checo gets replaced by Ricciardo: "It shows who he really is"
— BEN (@FSVBEN) November 24, 2022
checo we hate to break this to u 🌝
— jhi (@chilisbae) November 24, 2022
“@schecoperez he’s gonna replace you.”
“@schecoperez your days are numbered.”
That if Checo doesn’t do -exactly- what RB wants from him there will be no contract extension and he will be replaced by DR.
— Charlie GC (@CharlieAppleGC) November 23, 2022
Some bid him farewell already!
Maybe he's waving goodbye https://t.co/OXYJYi7Vnf
— Amber Valentine 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 (@SoWhoIsAmber) November 24, 2022
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Watch This Story: Daniel Ricciardo makes parting promise to the F1 grid
HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA HE DOESNT KNOW HE WILL BE REPLA- oops https://t.co/V2OVO4a7P5
— neza (@nezaXric) November 24, 2022
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Daniel’s return at Red Bull got many excited in the F1 world. However, will he snatch a seat off of Checo or find a new one on another team? What is your take on the Honey Badger’s future?