Daniel Ricciardo had a great week in his country, finishing P6 in the Australian GP. But aside from racing, the Honey Badger found some time to pull a prank on the race winner Charles Leclerc during the race week.

The 32-year-old McLaren driver is not only famous for his driving but also because of his personality. Ricciardo is undoubtedly still a kid at heart who likes to play pranks and put a smile on the face of others.

During the Australian GP, homeboy Ricciardo was in his car with the McLaren crew while the Ferrari driver, Charles Leclerc, was walking past Ricciardo’s car. As soon as the Monegasque driver came in front, Ricciardo blew the car’s horn to scare the Ferrari driver.

Ricciardo was in laughter after pulling the prank on Leclerc and asked the cameraman, “Did you get it?” But the cameraman forgot to get the surprised Charles on camera. However, McLaren uploaded the clip on their Instagram and captioned it, “Made you jump, Charles Leclerc.”

Daniel Ricciardo is happy with the home race last week

The Aussie driver had a tough start this season, winning no points for his team in Bahrain and then a DNF in Saudi Arabia. The third race was in Australia, which was the home race for Daniel Ricciardo. Seeing the driver’s woes in the previous races, many fans doubted the Aussie driver and expected another bad race from Ricciardo.

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However, the Albert Park Circuit favored both the McLaren drivers. Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo finished P5 and P6, respectively, winning 18 points for the Papaya team. The Honey Badger was thrilled with the Australian GP results and the development of his team.

“All weekend, it’s just been a step in the right direction. A few weeks ago in Bahrain, many home fans were thinking, ‘oh no, this is maybe going to be a painful home race for Daniel’, but it was really nice to have such a quick turnaround.” Ricciardo said, “The team certainly found a bit in the last few weeks and that’s been really nice and encouraging, so steps, big steps in the right direction. We will keep at it, keep chipping away. As always, still things to improve.”

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The next race is in Imola, where Ricciardo’s best finish is P3, which he got back in 2020 while driving for Renault. Further, the upcoming Emilia Romagna GP would have a sprint race qualifying. So let’s see how the Honey Badger performs next week.