Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris hit it off really well ever since Daniel arrived at McLaren. They have both got similar personalities with always joking-laughing attitudes. Daniel’s departure from the team was already an emotional affair for the duo’s fans and now the scenes from their helmet swap have got them teary-eyed once again. However, some fans caught Lando doing something that lightened things up a bit.
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Daniel Ricciardo arrived at McLaren last year with a lot of promise. There were expectations from the Honey Badger to deliver results from the get-go. However, things did not go as planned. While Ricciardo scored a win in Italy last year, the rest of the season was a dull affair. The season following, 2022, was even worse because his young teammate once again outperformed him.
Daniel Ricciardo-Lando Norris helmet swap gets fans emotional
McLaren recently posted a video of Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo exchanging helmets ahead of Ricciardo’s departure from the team. Daniel will join Red Bull as a reserve/developmental driver for the 2023 season. However, the helmet swap between the McLaren duo was a fun affair to watch.
Both drivers had some messages written for each other on the visors. While we expected there to be some emotional messages, knowing them both, they were hilarious. As Lando read the message from Daniel, he let out a laugh, but Daniel absolutely lost it when he read Lando’s. What did they both write? We do not know.
The conversation between the two when they were putting the helmets on was pretty hilarious, though. Lando struggled to fit into Daniel’s helmet, which invoked the Aussie to say, “Yeah I got a pea-head.” Ricciardo slid pretty easily into Lando’s helmet though and called him a “melon-head”.
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Hawk-eyed fans secured some meme-worthy material
Fans had emotional reactions to the scenes, but some spotted a frame where Lando slightly touched Daniel’s posterior while hugging him.
EXCUSE ME 25th SECOND 😂😭🔥 pic.twitter.com/ixifkG9grN
— ece ③ (@ricciardopics) November 23, 2022
Okay Lando 🫡 pic.twitter.com/9clwD2AhNB
— Jo 🦡 (@itsIightsout) November 23, 2022
Lando where do you have your hand? pic.twitter.com/WDFXsLP6Ts
— Jane ¹⁶ ₅₅ 🏎 (@janee__16) November 23, 2022
Another fan caught Lando in the act.
ermm Lando…what’s your hand doing there mate?👀 pic.twitter.com/JCcdmXfQNA
— charlotte🏒🏎⚽️ (@hiimcharlotte_) November 23, 2022
Lando why is your hand there 👀 pic.twitter.com/NbcOToOpO0
— T ♡ (@chilli_operator) November 23, 2022
The helmet swap had a fan recall the time when Lando exchanged helmets with Carlos Sainz before the Spaniard moved to Ferrari.
do you get deja vu? pic.twitter.com/Pyk7tqefQf
— comfort lando (@safeforlando) November 22, 2022
who knew where lando’s hand was going 😳 pic.twitter.com/fQOwQgz5Qi
— Aminah⁶³ | the bored 24/7 girl (@russellsbestie) November 23, 2022
Daniel wore a special helmet for the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi and gave that away to his teammate. Pretty special gesture, for sure.
Daniel gave lando his last special helmet i’m not okay🥺 pic.twitter.com/NegK6WkUBj
— Tay | lights out (@andawaywegof1) November 22, 2022
Daniel posing for a photo with Lando’s helmet mounted on top of his head had a fan wondering why he could not fit into it. Having watched the video, we can tell it was the other way around.
wait, how did lando's helmet not fit on daniel's head? I'm so confused pic.twitter.com/Fa1bq4QDOO
— ana³ (@ritchiardo) November 22, 2022
Another fan spotted the drivers’ reaction to Ricciardo reading Norris’ message and wondered if he wrote something hilarious.
I'm gonna miss them more than anything 😭😭
Also the last pic screams lando wrote something dumb on his helmet for daniel 😂😅 pic.twitter.com/IYAXTELbYD
— 💫 (@lfckez) November 22, 2022
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just watched the lando & daniel helmet swap video… 😭😭😭😭
— ✎ charlie 🇫🇷 (@princepierres) November 23, 2022
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It was sad to watch Carlos Sainz leave McLaren as he had developed a special bond with Norris. Now Ricciardo leaving the team has revived those feelings for fans. We just wish the Honey Badger all the luck and hope he makes a comeback soon as a regular on the grid.
What do you think of the hilarious video?