“Get My A*s Handed To Me”: Daniel Ricciardo Confesses the Only Way NASCAR Dream Can Turn to Reality

Happy, cheerful, and a great entertainer. Ask an F1 fan these 3 words and the first name out of their mouth will be Daniel Ricciardo. The 33-year-old from Perth was one of the most exciting talents when he raced for Red Bull.

But that was 2018. Cut to 2022. He moved from Red Bull to Renault to McLaren. Neither of those two moves worked out for him. Mid-season in 2022, he was unceremoniously and rather displeasingly shown the door.

Ricciardo still had a year to go in his McLaren contract. But McLaren no longer wanted him. They had to pay a hefty termination penalty, which in their calculations was a better deal than keeping him.

As rumors float around regarding a possible outing in NASCAR, an old video comes to mind.

A Reddit user posted “Question: if Daniel Ricciardo came to NASCAR”; Ricciardo replied, “I am a fan of NASCAR. I love motorsport… It’s something which I’ll definitely like to try one day. I don’t know if I would just jump in a NASCAR and be like, “Yeah, I wanna race this weekend,” you know, with the guys that been doing it their whole life and are perfectionists at that discipline.”

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“I wouldn’t want to humiliate myself. I would certainly like to drive a car competitively, but maybe, like, in a test session or something. But the truth is, unless I did a lot of testing and preparation, I would probably get my ass handed to me. So, I don’t need that.”, he said.

As uncertainty continues to loom around Ricciardo’s future, the possibility of him trying out different motorsports will be a topic of discussion among his large fan base.

Daniel Ricciardo has to decide if a career outside F1 is possible

As we reach the final 6 races of the season, Ricciardo also comes closer to his final races for McLaren. But the question remains – will these be his last races in F1?

NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing owner, Justin Marks, has flirted with the possibility of Ricciardo joining the American motorsports team. While Ricciardo has not reciprocated the love, he has spoken about his future numerous times.

Danny said, “I’m really assessing everything. In short, I don’t have anything teed up yet; I don’t have anything confirmed. I think when I do, I’ll be the first to tell you, so there’s no reason for me to hold back information now, there’s no secrets – it’s kind of all open and out there.“

Lewis Hamilton has been supportive of Ricciardo’s case as he said, “Well, I think he should be racing, personally. I think he’s far too talented, and he’s earned the right to be amongst us racing.”

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As Lewis said, Ricciardo is a far too talented driver to be off the racetracks so soon. Several seats remain empty. It’s just a matter of the perfect fit between the driver and the team.