It appears that Daniel Ricciardo is thoroughly enjoying his time off from the sport. The 33-year-old severed connections with McLaren after a disastrous two-year stint. Since then, he has joined Red Bull Racing as their reserve driver and has stated that he won’t return to the sport until his batteries are charged. To see to that, it appears Ricciardo is doing everything he can to make the most of this time. Being in America, Ricciardo has been the center of attention. He first caught everyone’s attention for his special appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and was then spotted at Red Bull’s car launch. However, it doesn’t end there. The Honey Badger was most recently spotted at a New York Knicks game with a very special person.

The Australian was seen on the JumboTron while the game was on. The footage of him standing on the podium at Monza was shown on the screen, and when the cameras turned to him, he winked while grinning widely.

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Fans instantly noted that Heidi Berger accompanied the Honey Badger. As of right now, everyone is aware that the flamboyant Australian is in a happy relationship with Heidi Berger. Heidi is an actress and the daughter of Austrian driver Gerhard Berger, the Veteran who participated in Formula One for 14 seasons. He drove for Ferrari and McLaren.

Ricciardo and Heidi were seen together last year. He has since then confirmed their romance, saying on the Fitzy & Wippa Podcast,” I?m in love, I got a good thing going, so yeah. I?ve got a good balance in life right now. I think love eliminates stress, yeah absolutely.”

F1 Twitter went berserk seeing Daniel Ricciardo with Heidi Berger at a New York Knicks game

The crowd quickly became aware of Daniel’s presence with Heidi, and the Honey Badger’s presence at the match sent Twitter’s F1 fans into a frenzy. Below are some of the fans’ responses as the admirers watched Ricciardo and his girlfriend enjoy the NBA game.

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The tag said, “Formula 1 driver” when the Australian was displayed on the screen, while Daniel doesn’t race for any teams and is only the third driver for the Red Bull squad. This has been pointed out by a few fans, as they hope to see their favorite back on the track so they could reciprocate the love the driver has for them.

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The former Renault driver loves America and treats it as his second home. In fact, he has bought a home in Los Angeles. Whether it’s supporting American Football or making a dramatic “Cowboy” entrance before the US GP, Ricciardo never disappoints his American fans.