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When one truly understands karma, then one realizes that they are responsible for everything in their life. Daniel Ricciardo and Mclaren’s bitter-sweet relationship continues as a photo has surfaced recently. In the photo, Mclaren and Ricciardo are at crossroads, once again igniting thoughts and assumptions between the F1 community.

McLaren loved the Honey badger for his chirpiness and joyful nature. However, he wasn’t able to perform well for the team. His teammate Lando Norris outperformed the Australian ever since joining McLaren. Daniel Ricciardo and Mclaren announced that they’ll be parting ways after the 2022 F1 season. Ricciardo was in contract with Mclaren till the end of 2023. However, the decision to sign Oscar Piastri while Ricciardo was still in contract cost Mclaren around 18 million dollars. Later in the year, Red Bull announced Daniel as their reserve driver.

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Despite the partition, McLaren and Ricciardo’s paths keep crossing each other in one way or another. In a recent post on Twitter, a poster put up for Daniel Ricciardo saying “Welcome Home” is seen being covered partially by a Mclaren tent house. With the Australia GP being just around the corner, Daniel is being welcomed back to his hometown. For the same reason, F1 teams are setting up their merchandising tents near Albert Park. Coincidently, the McLaren tent was right in front of Daniel’s poster where the Honeybadger is seen with a little smirk. The Caption to the post on Twitter reads “THE PLACEMENT THE SHADE….LOVE IT”

It is intriguing how it was the Mclaren tent and not of some other team. F1 Community on Twitter and Reddit have started making their assumptions about the same as Daniel’s love-hate relationship with McLaren continues.

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Fans react to Daniel Ricciardo and Mclaren crossing paths again

Fans have taken to Twitter and Reddit to express their thoughts on the Duo crossing path again. Many assumptions have been regarding the post and some believe this is karma’s way of getting back at Mclaren for sacking Ricciardo. Some say it’s Ricciardo’s way of welcoming his fellow countryman Piastri back home. This is how many others have also reacted to it on Twitter:

Many fans took to Reddit as well. Some thought that people trackside at Albert Park had a wicked sense of humor while others believed it was Mclaren putting up the poster to welcome their Ex-Driver home. Here’s how Reddit reacted:

“And it’s right in front of the McLaren tent 😂”

“And i was thinking wtf McLaren would put up a poster of welcoming Danny till i read your comment”

“Someone at the track has a wicked sense of humor for sure.”

“looks like he’s peekin’ … this a sign of the future?”

“Danny welcoming Oscar home!”

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“He’s just being a friendly bloke welcoming Oscar to his own home race.”

“I think there’s something wrong”

Coincidences like these are surely funny, and the influence of social media makes them speculative as well. One thing is for certain and that’s McLaren is not welcoming Ricciardo back to Australia.

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What do you make of this situation? What will you speculate if you saw the poster and the ten in the same way?