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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN – JUNE 10: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and McLaren laughs in the Drivers Press Conference prior to practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on June 10, 2022 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN – JUNE 10: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and McLaren laughs in the Drivers Press Conference prior to practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on June 10, 2022 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
As the Singapore Grand Prix inches closer, the short break for the F1 drivers is nearing an end. With that said, McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo have made enough use of their time off as they reviewed pictures of F1 drivers when they were babies.
It was Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas’ baby picture that caught the attention of Ricciardo the most. The Australian laughed at the picture and hailed it as his ‘favorite baby picture.’
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Coming across the picture, the Honey Badger giggled, “He looks like Lloyd (Jim Carrey) from Dumb and Dumber” and then went on to say, “Valtteri is my new favorite baby. Oh, my gosh. Lloyd Christmas.”
“That’s amazing,” further stated Norris, to which the former Renault man replied, “I’m inspired.”
Fans share the same thought as Daniel Ricciardo
F1 fans reacted on Twitter as Ricciardo revealed his new favorite baby. In the video published by the McLaren F1 team’s official YouTube channel, team drivers sat and played the game titled ‘guess the baby’.
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As the video surfaced on the internet, F1 fans picked the topic up to share their thoughts on Twitter.
danny ric saying 'valtteri is my new favorite baby' while laughing his ass of is my new fav clip from the internet pic.twitter.com/QVXg03wQ4Z
— ellie 🕊️ (@angelsoceanic) September 27, 2022
He's mine too <3
— 麦妮 (@amairanimorenoo) September 27, 2022
“Valtteri is my new favourite baby” 😭 pic.twitter.com/K1SmJrihff
— Jo 🦡 (@itsIightsout) September 27, 2022
love you daniel! pic.twitter.com/uI03Tu11ld
— Out Of Context Valtteri Bottas (@OocBottas) September 27, 2022
Ricciardo defeated his teammate Norris at the guessing game where he scored 13 points as compared to the Briton’s 7.
"valtteri is my new favourite baby" i love him sm😭 pic.twitter.com/xaWRhIhWrH
— csenge (@gldndefenceless) September 27, 2022
Valtteri is my new favorite baby lol pic.twitter.com/biEQVwzDcw
— xián시엔 (@head_broken_bl) September 27, 2022
Valtteri is my new favorite baby pic.twitter.com/bYwIU821K7
— 몽자 (@ihateraceweek) September 27, 2022
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Keeping these aside, as the Singapore Grand Prix comes closer, hopes are high for the McLaren duo of Norris and Ricciardo. With recent changes made to their MCL36, all eyes will be on them this time for sure.
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As for Ricciardo, with few races to go this season, it’ll be interesting to see if the Honey Badger can secure himself a seat for next season. Nevertheless, did you like the pictures of the babies shown in the video? Which baby picture did you like the most?